One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#266] Person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain
Correct Answer

(C) Stoic

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Stoic . Saint: a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death. Ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. Stoic: a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. Hermit: a person living in solitude as a religious discipline.

[#267] Mania for stealing articles
Correct Answer

(C) Kleptomania

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Kleptomania . Logomania: pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking. Nymphomania: uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman. Kleptomania: a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit. Hypomania: a mild form of mania, marked by elation and hyperactivity.

[#268] Mania for travel
Correct Answer

(A) Dromomania

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Dromomania . Dromomania: a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust. Pyromania: an obsessive desire to set fire to things. Bibliomania: passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books. Logomania: pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.

[#269] Acutely affected by external impressions
Correct Answer

(D) Sensitive

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Sensitive . Ingenious: (of a person) clever, original, and inventive. Impressionable: easily influenced. Credulous: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. Sensitive: quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.

[#270] An associate in an office or institution
Correct Answer

(C) Colleague

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Colleague . Companion: a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels. Ally: a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. Colleague: a person with whom one works in a profession or business. Accomplice: a person who helps another commit a crime.