Comprehensive Vocabulary: One-Word Substitution Challenge Quiz

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1. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who loves books.

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Biblio means book and phil means love, so bibliophile is a book lover.

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Comprehensive Vocabulary: One-word Substitution Challenge Quiz - Quiz

This final quiz combines all substitution skills into a focused review. In this one-word substitution challenge quiz, you’ll tackle a wide range of phrases covering professions, actions, and abstract ideas. You’ll apply vocabulary knowledge accurately, avoid common traps, and rely on context to choose the best word. Each question encourages... see moreprecision and demonstrates mastery of one-word substitution concepts.
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2. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who hates people.

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Mis means hate and anthrop means people, so misanthrope hates people.

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3. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who studies the stars and planets.

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An astronomer studies space objects like stars and planets.

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4. Choose the best one-word substitution: A life story written by the person themself.

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Auto means self, bio means life, so autobiography is a self written life story.

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5. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who talks too much.

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A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot, often nonstop.

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6. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who eats far too much.

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A glutton has the habit of eating more than is needed.

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7. Bio means life and graph means write. Which word means a written story of someone’s life by another person?

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Bio is life and graphy is writing, so biography is a life story written by someone else.

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8. Phil means love and anthrop means people. Which word means a person who loves helping people?

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A philanthropist shows love for people by helping them, often with money or time.

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9. Choose the correct one-word substitution for this sentence: He never tells the truth. He is a ____.

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A liar is a person who regularly tells lies instead of the truth.

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10. Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who never wants to spend money.

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A miser keeps money and hates spending it.

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11. Select all the one-word substitutions that describe people who help others.

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Philanthropist, humanitarian, and altruist all describe people who care about and help others.

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12. Select all the words built from bio (life) or phil (love).

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Bibliophile uses phil for love, and biography and autobiography use bio for life.

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13. Select all the words that describe repeated negative behaviors.

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Liar, bully, glutton, and chatterbox all describe repeated habits that can cause problems.

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14. Select all the words that name people whose jobs involve writing or stories.

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Author, journalist, and poet all work with words and writing.

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15. A one word substitution is a single word that replaces a longer phrase with the same meaning.

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One word substitutions make language shorter and more precise by replacing longer phrases.

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16. Knowing that tele means far can help you guess that a telescope is used to see things that are far away.

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Tele means far and scope means see, so telescope lets you see far objects.

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17. A workaholic is someone who hates work and avoids it whenever possible.

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A workaholic has the habit of working too much, not avoiding work.

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18. Fill in the blank with one word: A person who loves books is a ______.

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Bibliophile is the one word for someone who loves books.

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19. Fill in the blank with one word: A person who flies an airplane is a ______.

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Pilot is the precise word for someone who flies aircraft.

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20. Fill in the blank with one word: A person who eats too much is a ______.

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Glutton is the one word for someone who eats far too much.

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Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who loves books.
Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who hates people.
Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who studies the stars...
Choose the best one-word substitution: A life story written by the...
Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who talks too much.
Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who eats far too much.
Bio means life and graph means write. Which word means a written story...
Phil means love and anthrop means people. Which word means a person...
Choose the correct one-word substitution for this sentence: He never...
Choose the best one-word substitution: A person who never wants to...
Select all the one-word substitutions that describe people who help...
Select all the words built from bio (life) or phil (love).
Select all the words that describe repeated negative behaviors.
Select all the words that name people whose jobs involve writing or...
A one word substitution is a single word that replaces a longer phrase...
Knowing that tele means far can help you guess that a telescope is...
A workaholic is someone who hates work and avoids it whenever...
Fill in the blank with one word: A person who loves books is a ______.
Fill in the blank with one word: A person who flies an airplane is a...
Fill in the blank with one word: A person who eats too much is a...
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