One-Word Substitutions Quiz

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What term describes an office with high salary but no work?

  • Autocracy
  • Honorary
  • Bureaucracy
  • Sinecure (correct)

What is the term for an official pardon?

  • Tranquil
  • Amnesia
  • Amnesty (correct)
  • Regicide

What term describes something that catches fire easily?

  • Infallible
  • Raconteur
  • Inflammable (correct)
  • Incredible

What is the term for a person who sells and arranges cut flowers?

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What term refers to the state of remaining unmarried?

<p>Celibacy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the statistical study of the population known as?

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What term describes the process of restoring someone to health after imprisonment or illness?

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What term is used for one who is mentally not sound?

<p>Lunatic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes an individual that deceives others by pretending to be someone else?

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What is the term used to describe a collective group of wolves?

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What is the name of the condition characterized by involuntary loss of consciousness?

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What word describes something that is easy to transport?

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What is the best term to describe a substance that is stiff and not easily bent?

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Which word means to move forward quickly and powerfully?

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What is the term for financial assistance provided to a student for their education?

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What is the medical specialist called who treats heart diseases?

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Flashcards

What is a Sinecure?

A position with a high salary and little to no work.

What is an Amnesty?

An official pardon granted to individuals for crimes committed.

What is Inflammable?

A substance that easily catches fire.

What is a Florist?

A person who sells and arranges cut flowers.

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What is Celibacy?

The state of remaining unmarried.

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What is Demography?

The statistical study of human population.

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What is Rehabilitate?

To restore someone to a normal life after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.

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What is a Lunatic?

A person who is mentally unsound or insane.

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Pack

A group of wolves or dogs.

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Epilepsy

A disease that causes involuntary muscle contractions, often leading to loss of consciousness.

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Portable

Something that is easily carried or moved.

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Rigid

Something that is hard and difficult to bend.

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Surge

To move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

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Scholarship

A grant or payment given to a student to help pay for their education.

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Cardiologist

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the heart.

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Deficiency

A lack of essential vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients needed for good health.

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Study Notes

One-Word Substitutions

  • An office with high salary but no work: Sinecure
  • An official pardon: Amnesty
  • Something that catches fire easily: Inflammable
  • A person who sells and arranges cut flowers: Florist
  • The state of remaining unmarried: Celibacy
  • The statistical study of the population: Demography
  • Restore (someone) to health or normal life after imprisonment, addiction, or illness: Rehabilitate
  • One who is mentally not sound: Lunatic
  • Stop something from burning: Extinguish
  • A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others: Imposter
  • A group of wolves: Pack
  • A disease causing a person to fall unconscious involuntarily: Epilepsy
  • Something that can be carried easily: Portable
  • Hard and difficult to bend: Rigid
  • Move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward: Surge
  • A grant or payment to support a student's education: Scholarship
  • One who treats and prevents diseases of the heart: Cardiologist
  • A shortage of vitamins, minerals, etc. needed for good health: Deficiency
  • An area of grassland where animals graze: Meadow
  • An internal or external framework of bones: Skeleton
  • A place where nuns live and work: Convent
  • An introduction to a book usually starting its purposes: Preface
  • A person who loves money and hates spending it: Miser
  • A person who examines, diagnoses, and treats eyes: Ophthalmologist
  • A book of names and addresses: Directory

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