One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#281] A short, usually amusing, story about some real person or event
Correct Answer

(A) Anecdote

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Anecdote . Anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Antidote: a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison. Tale: a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted. Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

[#282] A man of lax moral
Correct Answer

(B) Licentious

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Licentious . Ruffian: a violent person, especially one involved in crime. Licentious: promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. Pirate: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Vagabond: a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.

[#283] One who forcibly seizes control of a bus
Correct Answer

(C) Hijacker

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Hijacker . Pirate: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Swindler: a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions. Hijacker: a person who illegally seizes an aircraft, ship, or vehicle while in transit and forces it to go to a different destination or uses it for their own purposes. Pilferer: a person who steals.

[#284] A person who has no money to pay off his debts
Correct Answer

(D) Insolvent

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Insolvent . Debtor: a person, country, or organization that owes money. Pauper: a very poor person. Beggar: a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food. Insolvent: unable to pay debts owed.

[#285] A song embodying religious and sacred emotions
Correct Answer

(C) Hymn

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Hymn . Lyric: (of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. Ode: a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre. Hymn: a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god. Ballad: a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.