One-Word Substitution — Practice

Question 1

One who hates mankind:
(a) Philanthropist (b) Misanthrope (c) Egotist (d) Pessimist

Accepted Answer

(b) Misanthrope.

Misanthrope = hater of mankind; philanthropist is its opposite.

Question 2

A place where birds are kept:
(a) Apiary (b) Aviary (c) Granary (d) Sanctuary

Accepted Answer

(b) Aviary.

Aviary = for birds; apiary = for bees; granary = for grain.

Question 3

One who studies birds:
(a) Entomologist (b) Ornithologist (c) Botanist (d) Zoologist

Accepted Answer

(b) Ornithologist.

Ornithology = study of birds; entomology = insects.

Question 4

Government by officials:
(a) Democracy (b) Autocracy (c) Bureaucracy (d) Aristocracy

Accepted Answer

(c) Bureaucracy.

-cracy = rule; bureau (officials) → rule by officials.

Question 5

One who can use both hands equally well:
(a) Ambivalent (b) Ambidextrous (c) Ambiguous (d) Amphibious

Accepted Answer

(b) Ambidextrous.

Ambidextrous = skilled with both hands; ambivalent = having mixed feelings.

Question 6

A speech made without preparation:
(a) Extempore (b) Eloquent (c) Verbose (d) Rhetoric

Accepted Answer

(a) Extempore.

Extempore (or impromptu) = spoken without prior preparation.

Question 7

The killing of a king:
(a) Homicide (b) Genocide (c) Regicide (d) Fratricide

Accepted Answer

(c) Regicide.

-cide = killing; regi (king) → killing of a king. Fratricide = of a brother; genocide = of a race.

Question 8

One who knows everything:
(a) Omnipotent (b) Omnipresent (c) Omniscient (d) Omnivorous

Accepted Answer

(c) Omniscient.

omni (all) + sci (know) = all-knowing. Omnipotent = all-powerful; omnipresent = everywhere.

Question 9

A word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards:
(a) Homonym (b) Palindrome (c) Anagram (d) Acronym

Accepted Answer

(b) Palindrome.

A palindrome (e.g. 'madam') reads identically in both directions.

Practice — One-Word Substitution