One-Word Substitution

11) A person who loves books
  • Librarian
  • Scholar
  • Bibliophile
  • Intellectual
Explanation

Correct Answer: Bibliophile

A bibliophile is a person who loves reading books.


12) One who eats human flesh
  • Barbarian
  • Cannibal
  • Savage
  • Monster
Explanation

Correct Answer: Cannibal

A cannibal is a person who eats human flesh.


13) A government by the people
  • Autocracy
  • Monarchy
  • Democracy
  • Oligarchy
Explanation

Correct Answer: Democracy

Democracy means government run by the people.


14) A person who doubts everything
  • Pessimist
  • Cynic
  • Skeptic
  • Agnostic
Explanation

Correct Answer: Skeptic

A skeptic questions accepted beliefs or opinions.


15) A person who pretends to be what he is not
  • Impostor
  • Traitor
  • Hypocrite
  • Charlatan
Explanation

Correct Answer: Hypocrite

A hypocrite pretends to have qualities he does not possess.


16) A speech delivered without preparation
  • Monologue
  • Dialogue
  • Extempore
  • Oration
Explanation

Correct Answer: Extempore

An extempore speech is delivered without prior preparation.


17) A person who walks in sleep
  • Dreamer
  • Insomniac
  • Somnambulist
  • Hypnotist
Explanation

Correct Answer: Somnambulist

A somnambulist is a person who walks while sleeping.


18) A person who never drinks alcohol
  • Abstainer
  • Teetotaler
  • Ascetic
  • Stoic
Explanation

Correct Answer: Teetotaler

A teetotaler completely avoids alcohol.


19) A speech by a single person
  • Dialogue
  • Soliloquy
  • Monologue
  • Discourse
Explanation

Correct Answer: Monologue

A monologue is a long speech by one person.


20) A person who hates mankind
  • Cynic
  • Misanthrope
  • Pessimist
  • Sadist
Explanation

Correct Answer: Misanthrope

A misanthrope hates human beings in general.