One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#171] A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.
Correct Answer

(C) Pen

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Pen . Cellar: a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal. Sty: a pigsty. Pen: a small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, or other farm animals are kept. Lair: a place where a wild animal lives.

[#172] The act of killing one's wife
Correct Answer

(B) Uxoricide

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Uxoricide . Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group. Uxoricide: the killing of one's wife. Canicide: the killing of a dog. Avicide: substance (normally, a chemical) which can be used to kill birds.

[#173] Anything written in a letter after it is signed
Correct Answer

(C) Postscript

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Postscript . Posterity: all future generations of people. Postdiction: explanation after the fact. Postscript: an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by ‘PS’. Corrigendum: a thing to be corrected, typically an error in a printed book.

[#174] An entertainer who performs difficult physical actions
Correct Answer

(D) Acrobat

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Acrobat . Clown: a comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up. Gymnast: a person trained or skilled in gymnastics. Magician: a person with magical powers. Acrobat: an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats.

[#175] One who promotes the idea of absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself
Correct Answer

(A) Anarchist

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Anarchist . Anarchist: a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy. Belligerent: hostile and aggressive. Iconoclast: a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions. Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.