SSC CGL Exam
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What is the one word substitution for 'an annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables'?

  • Chronology
  • Ephemeral
  • Almanac (correct)
  • Axiom

What is the one word substitution for 'a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills'?

  • Blasphemy
  • Pantheism
  • Amphibian (correct)
  • Exonerate

What is the one word substitution for 'an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne'?

  • Biopsy
  • Gregarious
  • Pedantic
  • Abdication (correct)

What is the one word substitution for 'a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one'?

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What is the one word substitution for 'a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based'?

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One word for annual calendar with important dates

An almanac is a yearly calendar containing important dates and statistical information, like astronomical data and tide tables.

Cold-blooded water-born animal

An amphibian is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, and breathes with gills as a young animal, often later moving to land.

Giving up the throne

Abdication is the act of giving up the throne (or power).

Hidden meaning story

An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, often a moral or political message.

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Base of a structure

An axiom is a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure (like a system of logic) is based.

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Study Notes

One Word Substitutions

  • Almanac: Refers to an annual calendar that includes important dates and various statistical information, including astronomical data and tide tables.
  • Amphibian: Describes a cold-blooded vertebrate that is typically born in water and has gills for respiration during its juvenile stage.
  • Abdication: The formal act of renouncing or giving up the throne, often associated with kings or queens.
  • Allegory: A narrative form, such as a story, poem, or picture, that conveys a deeper, symbolic meaning, often with moral or political implications.
  • Axiom: A foundational statement or proposition that serves as the basis for an abstractly defined structure, often in mathematics or logic.

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Test your knowledge of one word substitution with this SSC CGL Exam study material for English. Enhance your vocabulary and sentence structure by replacing wordy phrases with concise one-word substitutions across various categories.

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