ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION asked in (SAS, 2010), (CPO, 2010), (Investigator, 2010), (CGL T-1, 2011)
(SAS, 2010)
| One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world | Cosmopolitan |
| Circular building or hall with a dome | Rotunda |
| The use of many words where only a few are necessary | Circumlocution |
| A continuous process of change is known as | Flux |
| An involuntary action under a stimulus is described as a | Reflex |
(CPO, 2010)
| Determine the nature of disease | Diagnose |
| Occurring at night | Nocturnal |
| Arrangement in order of occurrence | Chronological |
| Science of heredity | Genetics |
| To run away with a lover | Elope |
| Words of similar meaning | Synonyms |
| To be known for bad acts | Notorious |
| Belonging to all parts of the world | Universal |
| One who tends to take a hopeful view of a life | Optimist |
| Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure | Barometer |
(Investigator, 2010)
| With much liveliness and a sense of purpose | Jauntily |
| Seeing something which is not actually present | Hallucination |
| The practice of having more than one husband | Polyandry |
| Calmness and indifference to suffering | Stoicism |
| Person who insists on adherence to formal rules or literary meaning | Pedant |
(CGL T-1, 2011)
| The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote | Referendum |
| An object or portion serving as a sample | Specimen |
| Not to be moved by entreaty | Despotic |
| To renounce a high position of authority or control | Abdicate |
| Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence | Protocol |
| To struggle helplessly | Flounder |
| Loss of memory | Amnesia |
| Release of a prisoner form jail on certain terms and conditions | Parole |
| Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong | Conscience |
| An inscription on a tomb | Epitaph |
| To look at someone in an angry or threatening way | Glower |
| Pertaining to cattle | Bovine |
| A person who writes decoratively | Calligrapher |
| Something that causes death | Fatal |
| A post with little work but high salary | Sinecure |
| A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and tested | Biopsy |
| One who compiles a dictionary | Lexicographer |
| To avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth | Prevaricate |
| Words uttered impiously about God | Blasphemy |
| A person who has no money to pay off his debts | Insolvent |
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