One Word Substitution MCQ Set 8

A person who remains unmoved by pain or pleasure

  • A. Hedonist
  • B. Cynic
  • C. Stoic (Answer)
  • D. Ascetic

Stoic is a person who endures pain or hardship without showing feelings.

A place where birds are kept

  • A. Apiary
  • B. Aquarium
  • C. Aviary (Answer)
  • D. Kennel

Aviary is a large cage or enclosure for keeping birds.

The killing of a mother

  • A. Patricide
  • B. Infanticide
  • C. Matricide (Answer)
  • D. Regicide

Matricide is the killing of one's own mother.

A person who never takes a strong position

  • A. Neutral
  • B. Agnostic
  • C. Fence-sitter (Answer)
  • D. Pacifist

Fence-sitter is a person who avoids making a decision or commitment.

Fear of open spaces

  • A. Claustrophobia
  • B. Acrophobia
  • C. Agoraphobia (Answer)
  • D. Xenophobia

Agoraphobia is extreme or irrational fear of open or public places.

A person who writes a dictionary

  • A. Editor
  • B. Compiler
  • C. Lexicographer (Answer)
  • D. Grammarian

Lexicographer is a person who compiles dictionaries.

Government by priests

  • A. Autocracy
  • B. Democracy
  • C. Theocracy (Answer)
  • D. Oligarchy

Theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.

A person who denies private property

  • A. Socialist
  • B. Communist (Answer)
  • C. Anarchist
  • D. Capitalist

Communist is a person who supports communism — a system in which property is owned publicly.

One who knows many subjects

  • A. Specialist
  • B. Expert
  • C. Polymath (Answer)
  • D. Scholar

Polymath is a person of wide knowledge or learning across many subjects.

A person who is all-present

  • A. Omnipotent
  • B. Omniscient
  • C. Omnipresent (Answer)
  • D. Invincible

Omnipresent means present everywhere at the same time.

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One Word Substitution — Set 8

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