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Which chapter covers the largest number of pages?
Which chapter covers the largest number of pages?
Which chapter has the fewest number of questions?
Which chapter has the fewest number of questions?
How many chapters contain more than 500 questions?
How many chapters contain more than 500 questions?
What is the total number of pages for all chapters combined?
What is the total number of pages for all chapters combined?
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What term describes a person who leaves their own country to live in another?
What term describes a person who leaves their own country to live in another?
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What is the term for a person who has more than one wife at the same time?
What is the term for a person who has more than one wife at the same time?
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Which term refers to a person who does not consume animal products?
Which term refers to a person who does not consume animal products?
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What describes a fear of telling lies?
What describes a fear of telling lies?
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What is the correct term for the artistic or dramatic interpretation of a work?
What is the correct term for the artistic or dramatic interpretation of a work?
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What term describes a person who stays away from school without permission?
What term describes a person who stays away from school without permission?
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Which word refers to a person without training or experience in a skill?
Which word refers to a person without training or experience in a skill?
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What is the term for someone who intervenes between two parties to settle differences?
What is the term for someone who intervenes between two parties to settle differences?
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Which of the following best describes someone who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life?
Which of the following best describes someone who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life?
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What is the term for a person who breaks established traditions?
What is the term for a person who breaks established traditions?
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What term refers to property that is passed down after someone's death?
What term refers to property that is passed down after someone's death?
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Which word describes a short poem or speech addressed to spectators after a drama?
Which word describes a short poem or speech addressed to spectators after a drama?
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What term describes a bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something?
What term describes a bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something?
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What term describes a heavy continuous fall of rain?
What term describes a heavy continuous fall of rain?
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Which term is used for a decorative handwriting style?
Which term is used for a decorative handwriting style?
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What is the term for a person difficult to please?
What is the term for a person difficult to please?
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Which word indicates a principle by which something can be judged?
Which word indicates a principle by which something can be judged?
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What word describes the fear of closed spaces?
What word describes the fear of closed spaces?
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Which term refers to a person who lives alone?
Which term refers to a person who lives alone?
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What is a list of passengers and luggage referred to as?
What is a list of passengers and luggage referred to as?
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Which term describes animals that live in a particular region?
Which term describes animals that live in a particular region?
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What term describes a kinship system that favors the father's lineage?
What term describes a kinship system that favors the father's lineage?
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Which word signifies a flavor or smell that is unpleasantly stale?
Which word signifies a flavor or smell that is unpleasantly stale?
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What is the correct terminology for a short, enjoyable trip?
What is the correct terminology for a short, enjoyable trip?
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What term refers to a speech made without preparation?
What term refers to a speech made without preparation?
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What is known as the science and practice of map drawing?
What is known as the science and practice of map drawing?
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Which term refers to a government system ruled by a small group?
Which term refers to a government system ruled by a small group?
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What term describes animals that primarily eat flesh?
What term describes animals that primarily eat flesh?
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What is the term for someone who has narrow and prejudiced religious views?
What is the term for someone who has narrow and prejudiced religious views?
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What term is used for a fictitious name adopted by an author?
What term is used for a fictitious name adopted by an author?
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What is referred to as the study of ancient civilization?
What is referred to as the study of ancient civilization?
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Which term describes a disease that is spread by direct contact?
Which term describes a disease that is spread by direct contact?
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What is the meaning of 'nomenclature'?
What is the meaning of 'nomenclature'?
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What does the term 'ambidextrous' refer to?
What does the term 'ambidextrous' refer to?
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Which term is best defined as an animal story with a moral?
Which term is best defined as an animal story with a moral?
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What is 'taxidermy' known for?
What is 'taxidermy' known for?
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Which word means something kept as a reminder of an event?
Which word means something kept as a reminder of an event?
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Study Notes
One-Word Substitutions
- Truant: A person who stays away from school without permission
- Impunity: Without risk of punishment
- Intermediary: One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle differences
- Pensive: Deep in thought
- Renegade: One who breaks the established traditions and image or believes and principles
- Bibliophile: One who loves books
- Epilogue: A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama
- Diatribe: A bitter and violent attack in words against someone or something
- Gesture: Motion of heads, hands etc., as a mode of expression indicating attitude
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Iconoclast: One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life
- Hedonist: One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life
- Inheritance: Property handled down after the death of a person
- Nomenclature: A system of naming things
- Misogynist: One who hates women
- Ambidextrous: Able to use right hand and left hand equally well
- Ambiguous: Capable of being interpreted in two ways
- Fanatic: One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views
- Introspect: The action of looking within or into one’s own mind
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Hijack: To seize a vehicle (such as an airplane) by force, in order to steal it, or demand something
- Repatriate: Send or bring somebody back to his own country
- Native: Animals that live in a particular region
- Extempore: A speech made without preparation
- Podium: A speaker’s platform
- Cartography: Science of practice of map drawing
- Incentive: Motive or incitement to action
- Jaunt: A short trip or excursion
- Inaudible: Speech that is not audible
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Accomplice: Partner in crime
- Florist: One who deals in flower
- Polygamist: A man who has more than one wife at a time
- Vegetarian: One who eats no animal flesh
- Widow: A woman whose husband is dead
- Mythophobia: Fear of telling lies
- Inevitable: That which cannot be avoided
- Renditi: Artistic, musical or dramatic interpretation
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Emigrant: A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another
- Chauffeur: A person employed as a car driver for an important person
- Claustrophobia: Fear of closed- dark places
- Horizon: The line where the land and sky seems to meet
- Illegible: Handwriting that cannot be read
- Epitaph: Words written on a tomb of a dead person
- Downpour: A heavy continuous fall of rain
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Recluse: A person who lives by himself
- Congregation: An assembly of worshippers
- Criterion: A principle or standard by which anything is or can be judged
- Egoist: A person who is self-centered
- Rancid: Having a stale smell or taste
- Penchant: A special fondness or liking for something
- Biodegradable: Material that changes naturally by the action of bacteria
- Oligarchy: Government by the few
- Speleology: Study of caves
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Pseudonym: A fictitious name especially one assumed by an author
- Obsolescent: Passing out of use
- Omnivorous: Animals that eat flesh
- Soliloquy: The act of speaking about one’s thoughts when one is alone
- Modus Operandi: The way someone does something
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Somnambulism: Walking in sleep
- Prim: Showing a dislike of anything improper
- Greenhouse: A structure where plants can be grown although it is cold outside
- Antidote: A medicine or other substance that stops or reduces the harmful effects of a poison
- Brittle: Liable to be easily broken
- Trilogy: A set of three related works by the same author
One-Word Substitutions (Continued)
- Psychology: Science of Human mind and behaviour
- Waybill: A list of passengers and luggage
- Lunar: Related to the moon
- Taxidermy: The art of preserving skin of animals, birds and fish
- Manuscript: A paper written by hand
- Brewery: A place where wine is made
- Universal: Found all over the world
- Souvenir: Something kept as a reminder of an event
- Fatal: Causing or ending in death
- Fable: An animal story with a moral
- Archaeology: The study of ancient civilizations
- Contagious: A disease that is spread by direct contact
- Delegate: To give one’s authority to another
- Choir: A body of singers
- Brittle: A thing likely to be easily broken
- Nomenclature: A system of naming things
- Calligraphy: A decorative handwriting
- Fastidious: A person difficult to please
- Bevy: A group of girls
- Cocktail: A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks
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Test your knowledge of one-word substitutions and their meanings. This quiz covers a variety of terms commonly used in the English language, enhancing your vocabulary and comprehension skills.
