One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#206] A place adjoining kitchen, for washing dishes etc.
Correct Answer

(C) Scullery

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Scullery . Cellar: a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal. Wardrobe: a large, tall cupboard or recess in which clothes may be hung or stored. Scullery: a small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work. Pantry: a small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept.

[#207] A ride on someone else's back or shoulders
Correct Answer

(B) Piggyback

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Piggyback . Hunchback: a back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by collapse of a vertebra. Piggyback: a ride on someone's back and shoulders. Kickback: a sudden forceful recoil. Cuddle: hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection.

[#208] A person who is bad in spelling
Correct Answer

(C) Cacographist

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Cacographist . Calligraphist: a worker who has acquired special skills. Pedant: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning. Cacographist: bad handwriting or spelling. Linguist: a person skilled in foreign languages.

[#209] A sea abounding in islands
Correct Answer

(B) Archipelago

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Archipelago . Strait: a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. Archipelago: a sea or stretch of water having many islands. Ocean: a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically. Gulf: a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

[#210] Ridiculous use of words
Correct Answer

(B) Malapropism

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Malapropism . Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Malapropism: the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect. Neologism: a newly coined word or expression. Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.