English One Word Subsctitution Mcqs – 8

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Government by old people?

A. Gerontocracy
B. Gourmand
C. Honorary
D. Edible

Severely abusive writing in journals?

A. imaginary
B. speculative
C. scurrilous
D. sarcastic

Words written on a tomb are called _____________?

A. epithet
B. epigraph
C. Soliloquy
D. epitaph

Making a show of being morally superior to other people is called__________?

A. Selflessness
B. Overconfidence
C. Sanctimonious
D. None of the above

An Error in Printing or writing_____?

A. Flaw
B. Erratum
C. Elixir
D. Pangaea

One who knows everything?

A. Acquiescent
B. Ubiquitous
C. Omnipresent
D. Omniscient

An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody____?

A. Foundling
B. Siblings
C. Urchin
D. Orphan

Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s banks:

A. Swamps
B. Hinterland
C. Isthmuses
D. None of these

A group of giraffes is known as:__________?

A. Tower
B. Herd
C. Flock
D. None of these

Choose the most suitable word: An office or post with no work but high pay:

A. Honorary
B. Sinecure
C. Gratis
D. Ex-Officio 

One who knows everything? Government by old people? A group of giraffes is known as: ?