Comprehensive Vocabulary: One-Word Substitution Challenge Quiz

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

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

An astronomer studies space objects like stars and planets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A miser keeps money and hates spending it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bibliophile is the one word for someone who loves books.

Pilot is the precise word for someone who flies aircraft.

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