ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
 450. An assembly of worshippers           461. A game in which no one wins            474. A principle or standard by which
        (1) configuration                        (1) draw           (2) obsolete             anything is or can be judged
        (2) confrontation                        (3) legal          (4) illegal              (1) manifesto     (2) copyright
        (3) congregation                   462. Shaking movement of the ground               (3) epitome       (4) criterion
        (4) conflagration                        (1) tremor         (2) shiver              Directions (475-481) : In the fol-
 451. A person who lives by himself              (3) vibrate        (4) oscillate      lowing questions, out of the four alter-
        (1) extrovert (2) prophet                 Directions (463-467) : In the        natives, choose the one which can be
                                           following questions, out of the four        substituted for the given words/sen-
        (3) monk         (4) recluse
                                           alternatives, choose the one which,
 452. A medicine to nullify the effect of                                              tences.
                                           can be substituted for the given
        poison                             words/sentence.                                                      (SSC CGL Tier-I
        (1) antidote     (2) anticlimax         (SSC Multi-Tasking (Non-Tech.) Staff                 Re-Exam–2013, 27.04.2014)
        (3) antibody (4) antigen                       Exam. 23.02.2014, IInd Sitting) 475. The practise of having many
        Directions (453-457) : In the      463. Liable to be easily broken.                  wives.
following questions, out of the four al-         (1) translucent (2) brittle                 (1) bigamy        (2) calligraphy
ternatives, choose the one which can             (3) unhealthy      (4) opaque               (3) polygamy      (4) polyandry
be substituted for the given words/        464. A room or building, for the            476. Take great pleasure.
sentences.                                       preservation of plants.                     (1) revel         (2) satisfied
            (SSC Multi-Tasking (Non-Tech.)       (1) plantation     (2) farmyard             (3) uphold        (4) overhaul
                   Staff Exam. 16.02.2014)       (3) greenhouse (4) plantain           477. A strong dislike.
 453. A decorative ring of flowers and     465. A large number of fish swimming
                                                                                             (1) reciprocity (2) entreaty
       leaves                                    together.
                                                                                             (3) animosity     (4) malice
       (1) wreathe         (2) wreath            (1) troupe         (2) swarm
                                                 (3) litter         (4) shoal          478. A frog lives both on land as well
       (3) wreeth          (4) wrath
                                           466. A list of things to be discussed             as in water.
 454. A man of evil reputation
                                                 at a meeting.                               (1) animate
       (1) notorious       (2) gracious
                                                 (1) minutes        (2) issues               (2) amphibian
       (3) laborious       (4) mischievous
 455. An inscription on a tomb                   (3) agenda         (4) data                 (3) aquatic
       (1) epitaph         (2) dirge       467. A figure with many angles or                 (4) ambidexterous
                                                 sides.                                479. The Mahabharata is a long poem
       (3) pyre            (4) cenotaph
                                                 (1) hexagon        (2) octagon              based on a noble theme.
 456. A public institution for the care
                                                 (3) polygon        (4) pentagon             (1) summary       (2) story
       and protection of children with-
                                                 Directions (468-474) : In the               (3) narration     (4) epic
       out parents.
                                           following questions, out of the four
       (1) conservatory (2) orphanage                                                  480. A person who abstains complete-
                                           alternatives, choose the one which can
       (3) academy          (4)asylum                                                        ly from alcoholic drinks.
                                           be substituted for the given words/
 457. A heavy continuous fall of rain      sentence.                                         (1) teetotaller
       (1) drizzle         (2) blizzard                              (SSC CGL Tier-I         (2) derelict
       (3) downpour       (4) avalanche                   Re-Exam–2013, 27.04.2014)          (3) subjunctive
       Directions (458–462) : In each      468. An extract from a book of writ-              (4) incriminatory
of the following questions, out of the            ing                                  481. Person who files a suit.
four alternatives, choose the one which           (1) excerpt       (2) review               (1) charger       (2) suitor
can be substituted for the given                  (3) footnote      (4) preface              (3) plaintiff     (4) accuser
words/sentence.                            469. One living on vegetables                    Directions (482 – 486) : In the
                  (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff        (1) vegetarian    (2) herbivore      following questions, out of the four
                (Patna) Exam. 16.02.2014)         (3) carnivore     (4) barbarian      alternatives, choose the one which can
458. Completing a period of hundred-       470. A person who supports or               be substituted for the given words/
      years                                       speaks in favour of something
                                                                                       sentence.
      (1) centennial       (2) centurion          (1) advocate      (2) assistance
                                                                                         (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police
      (3) century          (4) centenarian        (3) adviser       (4) volunteer
                                                                                                           SI Exam. 22.06.2014)
459. Animals that can live on land and     471. The firing of many guns at the
                                                  same time to mark an occasion        482. One who offers his service of his
      water                                                                                  own freewill
                                                  (1) fusillade     (2) salvo
      (1) terrestrial     (2) aquatic                                                        (1) worker        (2) slave
                                                  (3) attack        (4) volley
      (3) amphibians (4) parasitic                                                           (3) volunteer     (4) servant
                                           472. A word that reads the same
460. The art of making maps and                                                        483. One who is always doubting
                                                  backwards as forwards
      charts
                                                  (1) acrostic      (2) homophone            (1) sceptic       (2) deist
      (1) aalligraphy                             (3) acronym       (4) palindrome           (3) rationalist   (4) positivist
      (2) palaeography                     473. A person who is self-centred           484. A collection of slaves
      (3) metallurgy                              (1) egoist        (2) masochist            (1) coffle        (2) crew
      (4) cartography                             (3) narcissist    (4) eccentric            (3) company       (4) cortege
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