Test: One Word Substitutes (August 31) - CAT MCQ

immigrant (N.) : a person who has come to live permanently in a country
emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves his country to live in another
tourist (N.) : a person who is travelling/visiting a place for pleasure
settler (N.) : a person who goes to live in a new country/region

feasible (Adj.) : that is possible and likely to be achieved
probable (Adj.) : likely to happen, to exist or to be true
tenable (Adj.) : easy to defend against attack/criticism
explicable (Adj.) : that can be explained/understood

reciprocate (V.) : to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as he behaves or feels towards you; give in return
present (N.) : a thing that you give to somebody as a gift
compromise (N.) : an agreement made between two people or groups
approve (V.) : to think that somebody/something is acceptable/ suitable

visionary (N.) : original and showing the ability to think about/plan the future with great imagination and intelligence dreamer (N.) : a person who has ideas/plans that are not practical/realistic
seer (N.) : a person who claims that he can see what is going to happen in the future
idealist (N.) : someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

paediatrician (N.) : a doctor who treats children
pedagogue (N.) : a teacher
pedestrian (N.) :a person walking and not travelling in a vehicle
paedophile (N.) : a person who is sexually attracted to children

obosolete (Adj.) : something no longer in use
desolate (Adj.) : empty and without people, making you feel sad/ frightened
absolute (Adj.) : total and complete
primitive (Adj.) : belonging to an early stage in the development of humans and animals

surreptitious (Adj.) : stealthily done; secretly done
devious (Adj.) : behaving in a dishonest way
nefarious (Adj.) : criminal
villainous (Adj.) : very evil and unpleasant

epitaph (N.) : words written on a tomb
epithet (N.) : defamatory/ offensive/abusive words/phrases
epigraph (N.) : an engraved inscription
soliloquy (N.) : a dramatic speech; monologue

veteran (N.) : a person with a long experience of any occupation.
genius (N.) : a person who is unusually intelligent or who has a very high level of skill.
seasoned (Adj.) : a person having a lot of experience of a particular activity.
ambidextrous (Adj.) : a person who can use both hands equally well

burglar (N.) : a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal
poacher (N.) : a person who illegally hunts birds, animals or fish on somebody else’s property
bandit (N.) : a member of an armed group of thieves who attack travellers
intruder (N.) : a person who enters an area illegally