One Word Substitutes

In the following questions, each item presents a word or sentence. Out of four alternatives, select the one that best substitutes for the given word or sentence. Choose the option (a, b, c, or d) that most accurately matches the meaning or intent of the original term or statement.

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Question 1

A state of political instability characterized by the removal of a leader by force.

  • Coup d'état

  • Revolution

  • Insurrection

  • Mutiny

Question 2

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts.

  • Reverie

  • Mania

  • Trance

  • Paranoia

Question 3

The use of humor, especially irony, to criticize or mock.

  • Satire

  • Sarcasm

  • Hyperbole

  • Irony

Question 4

A person who vehemently opposes authority, control, or tradition.

  • Conformist

  • Iconoclast

  • Bureaucrat

  • Democrat

Question 5

The act of making something better or more valuable.

  • Deterioration

  • Amelioration

  • Aggravation

  • Diminution

Question 6

Expressing grief or sorrow.

  • Jubilant

  • Melancholic

  • Ebullient

  • Sanguine

Question 7

A person who is indifferent to or distrustful of human integrity or morality.

  • Philanthropist

  • Pragmatist

  • Pessimist

  • Cynic

Question 8

A situation in which there is disagreement or a lack of harmony.

  • Concord

  • Discord

  • Synergy

  • Tranquility

Question 9

A philosophical belief advocating that reality is fundamentally mental or immaterial.

  • Materialism

  • Idealism

  • Dualism

  • Existentialism

Question 10

The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations.

  • Epidemiology

  • Pathology

  • Biostatistics

  • Genetics

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