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📚 One Word Substitution Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn important one-word terms, their meanings, usage, and quick memory clues without losing practice rhythm.
Q1. A secret message written in code
cryptogram
A cryptogram is a secret message written in code that must be decoded to read the message.
Tip: A word-substitution clue often uses terms like cryptogram for coded messages.
She solved the cryptogram to reveal the hidden message.
Q2. A test in which cells from diseased organ are removed and tested
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Q3. Words uttered impiously about God
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Q4. A person who has no money to pay his debt
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Q5. A person who write decoratively
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Q6. Something that causes death
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Q7. A post with little work but high salary
Sinecure
A sinecure is a job or position that needs little work but gives a good salary or perks.
Think of "sin" + "cure" as a safe, easy job that "cures" nothing but pays well.
He landed a sinecure as a director with minimal duties but a high salary.
Q8. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way
Glower
Glower means to give a fixed, angry, or threatening look. It is often done with a scowling face.
Think: "glow" in look, but with anger—a hard, dark stare.
She glowered at the referee during the heated moment.
Q9. Pertaining to cattle
Bovine
Bovine means "pertaining to cattle." The other words refer to different animals or things: canine = dog, feline = cat, verminous = pests.
Think of cattle → bovine; other animal words are distinct (dog, cat).
The farmer studied bovine anatomy for better cattle care.
Q10. To struggle helplessly
Flounder
Flounder means to struggle or move with difficulty, often helplessly, like in rough water.
Think: when you "flounce" in water, you struggle; "flounder" is the same idea minus the grace.
The swimmer began to flounder in the strong waves.