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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.
Q51. An event that causes great harm or damage.
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Q52. One who scarifies his life for a cause.
Martyr
A martyr is someone who sacrifices their life for a cause or belief.
Think: martyr = someone who dies for a belief.
He is honored as a martyr for his brave actions.
Q53. To take secretly in small quantities
Pilferage
Pilferage means stealing small quantities secretly, often from a place or someone’s belongings.
Think: "pile" of small steals—pilferage sneaks out little by little.
She was charged with pilferage after officers found items missing from the desk drawer.
Q54. To take secretly in small quantities
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Q55. To accustom oneself to a foreign climate
Acclimatise
To acclimatise means to adapt to a new climate or environment gradually.
Think: "ACClimatise" -> climate.
It took weeks to acclimatise to the hot weather.
Q56. To scold or rebuke somebody
chide
To chide means to scold or rebuke somebody for a misbehavior.
Link 'chide' with 'scold' in your mind.
She would chide her brother for playing loud music.
Q57. Excessive similarity or resemblance with anything or anyone
Affinity
Affinity means a natural similarity or connection, like a strong resemblance or liking between two things or people.
Picture two things that fit together easily—an affinity is that easy fit or likeness.
There was an instant affinity between the two authors, as if they shared the same taste in stories.
Q58. One who copies from others writers
Plagiarist is a person who uses another person's ideas or work and pretends that it is their own
Q59. Walk in a slow relaxed way
saunter
Walking in a slow, relaxed way is called sauntering.
Remember: slow and relaxed = saunter.
They decided to saunter down the street.
Q60. 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.