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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. Through which light cannot pass:
Opaque
Opaque objects do not let light pass through; they block or absorb light.
Opaque = not transparent; light cannot pass.
A wooden door is opaque, so light cannot pass through it.
Q2. One who lacks knowledge:
Ignorant
Someone who lacks knowledge is ignorant.
Think: if you lack knowledge, you're not well informed—you're ignorant.
He was ignorant of the new rules at first.
Q3. A person who talks in sleep is known as:
Somniloquist
A person who talks in sleep is called a somniloquist; "somni" means sleep and "loquist" means speaker.
Break it into parts: somni- (sleep) + loquist (talker).
The child woke up laughing after a nightly somniloquist moment.
Q4. Animals who lives in herds:
gregarious
Gregarious means sociable and liking to be in groups, like animals living in herds.
Think "greg-" = crowd or group; gregarious = enjoys the crowd.
The gregarious zebras stayed together in a herd.
Q5. Living at the same time:
contemporary
Contemporary means living at the same time or belonging to the same period.
contemporary = con(together) + temporary (time)
Both artists created contemporary works that reflect today’s world.
Q6. A study of sounds is known as:
Phonetics
Phonetics is the study of sounds used in speech.
Link "phon-" to sound; think of phonetics as "sound study."
In class, we learn phonetics to improve pronunciation.
Q7. Choose the one word substitute to the following phrase :
"One who speaks for others"
Spokesperson
Someone who speaks for others is a spokesperson, not a speaker, leader, or teller.
Think: a person who speaks for a group is the group's spokesperson.
She acted as the spokesperson for the charity.
Q8. A group of wolves is called:
A group of wolves is called a pack.
Q9. The practice of having many wives is:
Polygamy is the act of marrying multiple spouses, that means having more than one husband or wife at the same time.
Q10. One who talks continuously
Loquacious
Loquacious means someone who talks a lot or is very talkative.
Loqu-'talk' + -acious helps you recall 'talkative'.
Jenny is so loquacious that she can chat for hours.