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  • Question 1
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    One who compiles dictionaries
    Solution
    Option C: 'Lexicographer' is 'a person who compiles dictionaries'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Calligrapher' is 'a person who is skilled in the art of calligraphy (an art which produces beautiful handwriting, using special brushes and pens)'.
    Option B: 'Editor' is 'a person who determines the final content of a newspaper, book or any published writing'.
    Option D: 'Compiler' is 'a person who produces a list or book by assembling information or written material collected from other sources'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 2
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death
    Solution
    Option C: 'Transmigration' means 'movement of a soul into another body after death'. It means the same as the given group of words.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Metamorphosis' is a biological process in which an animal physically develops after birth, transforming into the adult form.
    Option B: 'Transition' means 'process of changing from one state/condition to another'.
    Option D: 'Extrapolation' means 'to guess or think that something might happen using information that is already known'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 3
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    One who deserts his religion
    Solution
    Option D: 'Apostate' is 'a person who abandons a religious or political belief'. Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.
    Option A: 'Deserter' is 'a member of the armed forces who has abandoned a duty or post without permission'.
    Option B: 'Turn coat' is 'a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty or ideal to another'.
    Option C: 'Fanatic' is 'a person filled with excessive and single-minded enthusiasm, especially for a religious or political cause'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 4
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    Stealing from the writings of others
    Solution
    Option D: 'Plagiarism' is 'the stealing and publication of another writer's language, thoughts or ideas' as their own. It means the same as the given group of words.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.
    Option A: 'Copying' means 'imitating the style or behaviour of someone else'. It's rather general in meaning compared to the given group of words.
    Option B: 'Reframing' means 'frame or express words or ideas differently'.
    Option C: 'Reproducing' means 'produce a copy of'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 5
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    To talk much without coming to the point
    Solution
    Option D: 'Circumlocution' means 'the use of many words, in a deliberate attempt to be vague and not come to point'. It means the same as the given group of words.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.
    Option A: 'Verbosity' means 'an act of using more words than needed'.
    Option B: 'Garrulousness' means 'talk too much, especially about things that are not important'.
    Option C: 'Loquacity' is the quality of talking a great deal.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. They all mean 'talking too much' whereas the group of words mean 'not coming to the point'.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    One who cuts precious stones
    Solution
    Option C: 'Lapidist' is a worker who cuts, polishes and engraves precious stones.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Philatelist' is the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or investment.
    Option B: 'Drover' is a person who drives cattle or sheep to the market.
    Option D: 'Oculist' is a doctor who specializes in diseases and problems concerning the eye.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    A physician who delivers babies
    Solution
    Option B: 'Obstetrician' is 'a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth and a woman's reproductive system'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.
    Option A: 'Paediatrician' is 'a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases'.
    Option C: 'Gynaecologist' is 'a surgeon specializing in the female reproductive system'.
    Option D: 'Psychiatrist' is 'a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    One desirous of getting money
    Solution
    Option A: 'Avaricious' means 'having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option A is correct.
    Option B: 'Voracious' means 'wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
    Option C: 'Garrulous' means 'excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters'.
    Option D: 'Greedy' means 'having an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power or food'.
    This word is rather general in meaning, compared to the given group of words, which refers only to wealth 'avaricious'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, they cannot replace them.
    Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the given expression.
    To atone for one's sins
    Solution
    To expiate means to make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).  For example, "their sins must be expiated by sacrifice". Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, apologise means express regret for something that one has done wrong, ingratiate means express regret for something that one has done wrong, propitiate means win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 10
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    One who pretends illness to escape duty
    Solution
    The term "malingering" applies to persons who deliberately pretend to have an illness or disability in order to receive financial or other gain, or to avoid punishment or responsibility, that is, pretending illness to escape duty. One who malingers is called a malingerer. Hence, Option B is correct. Among the rest of the options, truant means a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation, hypocrite means a person who pretends to have certain beliefs, attitudes or feelings when they really do not, concubine means a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives. They do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
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