One word Substitutions For SSC Exams -1

A general excuse granted by Government to political offenders

Ans:- Pardon

One who hates marriage

Ans:- Misogamist
Mind Trick:-

Word Misogamist comes from Greek miso-"hating" and gamos-"marriage".

One who can't be corrected

Ans:- Incorrigible
Mind Trick:-

Incorrigible origins from in - not and Latin corrigere - to correct.

A school boy who cuts classes frequently

Ans:- Truant
Mind Trick:-

Word Truant looks like True anti school.

Detailed plan of a journey

Ans:- Itinerary
Mind Trick:-

Word Itinerary sounds like It in diary. Where is the detailed plan of the journey(Itinerary) ? - It's in diary.

Stealing of Ideas or writings of someone else

Ans:- Plagiarism

A person who consumes/eats human flesh

Ans:- Cannibal

The production of raw silk

Ans:- Sericulture
Mind Trick:-

S for Silk and S for Sericulture. In word Sericulture there is an E not I after S.

Politicians are notorious for doing undue favour to their relatives

Ans:-Nepotism
Mind Trick:-

Word Nepotism is for Nephew. Politicians who work for their nephew are called Nepotism.

A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty

Ans:- Samaritan
Mind Trick:-

From the Bible story of a person from Samaria who helps an injured man that nobody else will help.

A person who readily believes others

Ans:- Credulous
Mind Trick:-

Credulous from Credit.

Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress

Ans:- Rhetoric (ret-er-ik)
Mind Trick:-

Rhetoric sounds like Hat-trick. A bowler says- "I would take hat-trick in every match."- This is a Rhetoric saying.

The political leader had an evil reputation. He is not trusted.

Ans:- Dubious
Mind Trick:-

Word Dubious looks like Doubtful.

Dubious sounds like Dubey. Dubey Jee is a very dubious leader.

The conference takes place once in three years

Ans:- Triennial
Mind Trick:-

Triennial from Latin word Tri meas three + annus/ennial means year.

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