One Word Substitution MCQ Set 13
One who is easily angered
- A. Irascible (Answer)
- B. Impassive
- C. Amiable
- D. Docile
Irascible means having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
A person who copies another's work and passes it off as his own
- A. Forger
- B. Imitator
- C. Plagiarist (Answer)
- D. Impostor
Plagiarist is a person who takes someone else's work or ideas and passes them off as their own.
One who thinks only of his own interest
- A. Egotist
- B. Altruist
- C. Egoist (Answer)
- D. Narcissist
Egoist means a person concerned chiefly with their own interests. An egotist is someone who talks about themselves excessively — a related but distinct trait.
A statement that seems self-contradictory but may nonetheless be true
- A. Paradox (Answer)
- B. Oxymoron
- C. Irony
- D. Cliché
Paradox is a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but may express a possible truth. An oxymoron combines two contradictory terms within a single phrase.
One who never gets tired
- A. Resilient
- B. Indefatigable (Answer)
- C. Vigorous
- D. Tenacious
Indefatigable means persisting tirelessly, incapable of being tired out.
One who is given to making bitterly mocking remarks
- A. Sardonic (Answer)
- B. Facetious
- C. Whimsical
- D. Cynical
Sardonic describes someone grimly mocking or cynical in speech or manner.
One who acts without thinking of the consequences
- A. Cautious
- B. Rash (Answer)
- C. Deliberate
- D. Prudent
Rash means acting or done without careful consideration of the consequences.
A person who is very hard to please
- A. Fastidious (Answer)
- B. Amiable
- C. Docile
- D. Complacent
Fastidious means very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, and hence hard to please.
One who has an excessive admiration of his own appearance or abilities
- A. Egotist
- B. Narcissist (Answer)
- C. Egoist
- D. Hedonist
Narcissist means a person with an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves, especially their appearance.
A phrase that has become overused and has lost its original force
- A. Idiom
- B. Proverb
- C. Cliché (Answer)
- D. Maxim
Cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
One Word Substitution — Set 13
How to use this quiz
- • This set has 10 questions.
- • Click an option to submit — you cannot change it after selecting.
- • Correct answer: +1 mark
- • Wrong answer: −1 mark
- • 5 correct in a row: +2 streak bonus
- • An explanation is shown after every answer.
- • ⏱ Time limit: 06:00 — auto-submitted when time runs out.
- • Sign in to save your score to the leaderboard.