One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#276] Food which agrees with one's taste
Correct Answer

(B) Palatable

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Palatable . Pungent: having a sharply strong taste or smell. Palatable: (of food or drink) pleasant to taste. Sensuous: relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect. Edible: fit to be eaten (often used to contrast with unpalatable or poisonous varieties).

[#277] List of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting
Correct Answer

(B) Agenda

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Agenda . Schedule: a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times. Agenda: a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting. Proceedings: an event or a series of activities involving a set procedure. Excerpts: a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

[#278] The short remaining end of a cigarette
Correct Answer

(B) Stub

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Stub . Stump: the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down. Stub: the truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use. Rag: a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things. Scrap: a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

[#279] Voluntarily giving up throne by king in favour of his son
Correct Answer

(A) Abdication

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Abdication . Abdication: an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne. Resurrection: the action or fact of resurrecting or being resurrected. Accession: the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power. Renunciation: the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

[#280] A government run by a dictator
Correct Answer

(B) Autocracy

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Autocracy . Democracy: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Autocracy: a system of government by one person with absolute power. Oligarchy: a small group of people having control of a country or organization. Theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.