Senior Inter English Grammar - Word Power

One Word Substitutes: A one word substitute is the appropriate choice of a word for an elaborate description. There is a vast range of one-word substitutes denoting - various persons, trades, places, subjects, occasions, which will be greatly useful to students in the competitive examinations. These words can be learnt with the help of a good dictionary and a thesaurus.

Q. Match the words with their meanings / definitions. 5 x (1) = 5 marks
A B
1. flock ( ) a. a pardonable offense
2. Lithoscope ( ) b. an animal that eats any kind of food
3. monastery ( ) c. an instrument distinguishing stones
4. venial ( ) d. government by the chosen few
5. omnivorous ( ) e. a number of sheep f. a residence of monks or priests
g. an encyclopedia
h. a kaleidoscope

Answers: 1)e 2)c 3)f 4)a 5)b.

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