One Word Substitution - Study Mode

[#296] Paying back injury with injury
Correct Answer

(D) Reprisal

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Reprisal . Vendetta: a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family. Repression: the action of subduing someone or something by force. Subjugation: the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. Reprisal: an act of retaliation.

[#297] An assembly of hearers
Correct Answer

(A) Audience

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Audience . Audience: the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting. Crowd: a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way. Congregation: a group of people assembled for religious worship. Assemblage: a collection or gathering of things or people.

[#298] An animal story with a moral
Correct Answer

(A) Fable

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Fable . Fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. Tale: a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted. Anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

[#299] Person who pilots or travels in a balloon, airship or other aircraft
Correct Answer

(A) Aeronaut

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Aeronaut . Aeronaut: a traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft. Astronaut: a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft. Aerobat: a person who performs aerobatics. Acrobat: an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats.

[#300] Relationship by blood or birth
Correct Answer

(C) Consanguinity

Explanation

Solution: One word substitute is Consanguinity . Parentage: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor. Affiliation: the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated. Consanguinity: the fact of being descended from the same ancestor. Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.