One Word Substitution Quiz 15By Kirti One Word Substitution Quiz 15- Choose the best one out of the four alternatives which can be substituted for the given group of words/sentence- Please enter your email: 1. One who is between 80 and 89 years old Septuagenarian Octogenarian Nonagenarian Sexagenarian 2. Commencement of adjacent word with same letter Pun Alliteration Oxymoron Transferred epithet 3. A stadium for chariot or horse races Hippodrome Arena Sanatorium Hangar 4. Unrelated to the subject Specifc Superficial Irrelevant General 5. A feeling of having already experienced the present situation Deja vu Again Dregs Feel 6. A false idea or belief Fallacy Progressive Delusion Innovative 7. A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility Transgression stupor Transmigration Translation 8. A light sailing boat built especially for racing Yacht Dinghy Canoe Frigate 9. Ability to go on inspite of difficulties Desirous Perseverance Pervasive Delirious 10. A place where birds are kept Sanctuary Den Aquarium Aviary 11. A short moral story (often with animal characters) Ignorant Parable Oblivious Uneducated 12. The abandonment of one’s country or cause Migration Defection Desertion Desloyalty 13. A wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area Dam Mound Dyke Embankment 14. A specialist who tests eyesight Optician Ichthyologist Ophtalmologist Neurologist 15. Something unusual or strange, having peculiar notions Dramatic Aggressive Reasonable Whimsical 16. The political leader has an evil reputation, he is not trusted Is notorious Is dubious Is magnanimous Is malicious 17. One who cannot be defeated Invidious Indecipherable Incolvent Invincible 18. Man with womanly habits and manners Gay Bovine Effeminate Suave 19. A person who thinks only about himself and not about others’ needs Egocentric Egotistic Egositic Egomaniacal 20. The conference takes place once in three years Triennial Treennial Thriennial Tetraennial Loading …