One Word Substitution For SSC CGL Exam

One Word Substitution For SSC CGL Exam questions helps enhance your vocabulary by asking you to choose a single word that best expresses a given phrase or definition. Covering important topics like professions, personality types, phobias, and habits, this practice set includes commonly asked words such as Abattoir, Autocrat, Ambidextrous, and Quixotic. Mastering one-word substitutions is essential for scoring well in the English section. Practicing these regularly will boost your confidence and accuracy in the upcoming SSC CGL examination.

One Word Substitution For SSC CGL Exam 2025

Q1. A place where animals are slaughtered for food
(a) Amphitheater
(b) Abattoir
(c) Archive
(d) Aquarium
Answer: (b)

Q2. A male head of a monastery
(a) Admiral
(b) Abbot
(c) Actor
(d) Agent
Answer: (b)

Q3. A shortened form of a word or phrase
(a) Abbreviation
(b) Aberration
(c) Acceleration
(d) Acclamation
Answer: (a)

Q4. To formally give up a throne or responsibility
(a) Abdicate
(b) Abduct
(c) Abandon
(d) Abscond
Answer: (a)

Q5. The act of renouncing or relinquishing a throne
(a) Accusation
(b) Acceleration
(c) Accumulation
(d) Abdication
Answer: (d)

Q6. A departure from what is normal
(a) Aberration
(b) Absorption
(c) Abstinence
(d) Ablution
Answer: (a)

Q7. The act of washing oneself
(a) Aspiration
(b) Ablution
(c) Aspersion
(d) Assertion
Answer: (b)

Q8. To formally put an end to
(a) Abolish
(b) Absolve
(c) Abstain
(d) Accrue
Answer: (a)

Q9. The original inhabitants of a place
(a) Aboriginal
(b) Nomads
(c) Aliens
(d) Foreigners
Answer: (a)

Q10. The native people, originally from an area
(a) Immigrants
(b) Expatriates
(c) Aborigines
(d) Tourists
Answer: (c)

Q11. To shorten a piece of writing without losing the essence
(a) Abridge
(b) Accelerate
(c) Allocate
(d) Advocate
Answer: (a)

Q12. A shortened version of a book
(a) Abridgement
(b) Summary
(c) Synthesis
(d) Compilation
Answer: (a)

Q13. To abolish by authoritative action
(a) Abrogate
(b) Acclaim
(c) Accustom
(d) Address
Answer: (a)

Q14. Formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment
(a) Absolution
(b) Absorption
(c) Acclamation
(d) Adaptation
Answer: (a)

Q15. Completely unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
(a) Abundant
(b) Abstruse
(c) Absolute
(d) Absurd
Answer: (d)

Q16. To increase speed
(a) Acclaim
(b) Accelerate
(c) Accede
(d) Access
Answer: (b)

Q17. An award or privilege granted as a special honor
(a) Accolade
(b) Acquisition
(c) Acronym
(d) Acrostic
Answer: (a)

Q18. A person who helps another commit a crime
(a) Accomplice
(b) Accountant
(c) Actor
(d) Agent
Answer: (a)

Q19. An agreement or harmony
(a) Accost
(b) Acclaim
(c) Accord
(d) Acquire
Answer: (c)

Q20. A person who keeps or inspects financial accounts
(a) Accountant
(b) Actuary
(c) Agent
(d) Analyst
Answer: (a)

Q21. Sharp and forthright (typically used of speech)
(a) Acerbic
(b) Acoustic
(c) Acrid
(d) Acrimonious
Answer: (a)

Q22. The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it
(a) Acoustics
(b) Aesthetics
(c) Arithmetic
(d) Analytics
Answer: (a)

Q23. To formally declare someone free from blame
(a) Accuse
(b) Acquit
(c) Adjudge
(d) Admit
Answer: (b)

Q24. A performer on the trapeze or similar apparatus
(a) Acrobat
(b) Actor
(c) Adept
(d) Artist
Answer: (a)

Q25. A word formed from the initial letters of other words
(a) Acronym
(b) Antonym
(c) Analogy
(d) Anagram
Answer: (a)

Q26. Fear of heights
(a) Acrophobia
(b) Agoraphobia
(c) Arachnophobia
(d) Astraphobia
Answer: (a)

Q27. To perform a dramatic role
(a) Act
(b) Affect
(c) Assert
(d) Assent
Answer: (a)

Q28. To make active or operative
(a) Activate
(b) Acclimate
(c) Accumulate
(d) Accustom
Answer: (a)

Q29. Keen insight or shrewdness
(a) Acumen
(b) Acuity
(c) Aptitude
(d) Agility
Answer: (a)

Q30. Becoming less intense or widespread
(a) Portable
(b) Populous
(c) Abate
(d) Abolish
Answer: (c)

Q31. A facility where animals are slaughtered for meat.
(a) Arena
(b) Abattoir
(c) Arson
(d) Apartment
Answer: (b)

Q32. One with unlimited power
(a) Introvert
(b) Egoist
(c) Autocrat
(d) Ventriloquist
Answer: (c)

Q33. An expert in writing by hand
(a) Chirographer
(b) Iconoclast
(c) Somniloquist
(d) Teetotaler
Answer: (a)

Q34. The doctor who attends to child delivery
(a) Obstetrician
(b) Orthopedician
(c) Cardiologist
(d) Dermatologist
Answer: (a)

Q35. The doctor who specializes in root canals and nerve treatment
(a) Endodontist
(b) Orthodontist
(c) Periodontist
(d) Ophthalmologist
Answer: (a)

Q36. One who is all-powerful
(a) Omniscient
(b) Omnipresent
(c) Omnivore
(d) Omnipotent
Answer: (d)

Q37. One who can throw his voice
(a) Interlocutor
(b) Ventriloquist
(c) Somnambulist
(d) Noctambulist
Answer: (b)

Q38. One who talks while sleeping
(a) Somniloquist
(b) Somnambulist
(c) Interlocutor
(d) Introvert
Answer: (a)

Q39. One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions
(a) Iconoclast
(b) Extrovert
(c) Egoist
(d) Ambivert
Answer: (a)

Q40. One who doesn’t consume alcohol
(a) Teetotaler
(b) Intrepid
(c) Credulous
(d) Connoisseur
Answer: (a)

Q41. One who takes part in dialogue or conversation
(a) Somnambulist
(b) Interlocutor
(c) Noctambulist
(d) Omniscient
Answer: (b)

Q42. One who is both inwards and outwards at times
(a) Extrovert
(b) Ambivert
(c) Introvert
(d) Ventriloquist
Answer: (b)

Q43. One who demands strict conformity to rules
(a) Egoist
(b) Introvert
(c) Martinet
(d) Autocrat
Answer: (c)

Q44. One who exhibits courage or fearlessness
(a) Teetotaler
(b) Intrepid
(c) Credulous
(d) Connoisseur
Answer: (b)

Q45. One who is capable of using both hands
(a) Ambidextrous
(b) Connoisseur
(c) Incorrigible
(d) Notorious
Answer: (a)

Q46. One who knows a lot about good food and wine
(a) Connoisseur
(b) Intrepid
(c) Credulous
(d) Egoist
Answer: (a)

Q47. One who is beyond reform
(a) Incorrigible
(b) Notorious
(c) Consummate
(d) Virago
Answer: (a)

Q48. Well-known for bad qualities
(a) Consummate
(b) Notorious
(c) Intrepid
(d) Ambidextrous
Answer: (b)

Q49. A shrewish loud-mouthed female
(a) Connoisseur
(b) Virago
(c) Quixotic
(d) Intrepid
Answer: (b)

Q50. One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous, and impractical
(a) Quixotic
(b) Virago
(c) Notorious
(d) Connoisseur
Answer: (a)