SSC English Quiz – One Word substitutions set – 5

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In the following questions, out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

1. A person who can appreciate art,music etc.
   1) Connoisseur
   2) epicure
   3) gourmet
   4) cosmopolitan
   
   Answer

   1) Connoisseur
   
   
2. Two words different in spelling and meaning but pronounced alike
   1) homophones
   2) Homonyms
   3) homographs
   4) Synonyms
   
   Answer

   2) Homonyms
   
   
3. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favour by flattering influential people
   1) nepotist
   2) psychopath
   3) Sycophant
   4) hedonist
   
   Answer

   3) Sycophant
   
   
4. An abnormal fear of high places
   1) hydrophobia
   2) claustrophobia
   3) aerophobia
   4) acrophobia
   
   Answer

   4) acrophobia
   
   
5. The belief that nothing can known about god
   1) Agnosticism
   2) Theism
   3) A theism
   4) Henotheism
   
   Answer

   1) Agnosticism
   
   
6. Time after twilight and before night
   1) Evening
   2) Dawn
   3) Dusk
   4) Eclipse
   
   Answer

   3) Dusk
   
   
7. To bring peace, and end violence
   1) Soothe
   2) pacify
   3) Harmonise
   4) Tranquilize
   
   Answer

   2) pacify
   
   
8. Animals living on land and in water
   1) Ambiguous
   2) Amphibian
   3) Amorphous
   4) Ambivalent
   
   Answer

   2) Amphibian
   
   
9. Custom of having many wives
   1) polygyny
   2) Polyandry
   3) Matrimony
   4) Celibacy
   
   Answer

   1) polygyny
   
   
10. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes
    1) Wile
    2) Yokel
    3) Wag
    4) Aeon
    
    Answer

    3) Wag