One Word Substitution: Test-18

These tests are a check for your learning and your level with respect to the basic vocabulary skills.
Directions for individual questionsEach question has a meaning provided. Identify the word/phrase that relates most closely to given meaning.

One Word Substitution: Test-18

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Question 1

Study of Insects is

A	Etymology
B	Entomology
C	Ecology
D	Embryology

Question 1 Explanation:

Entomology is part of zoology which deals with the study of insects.

Question 2

Careful in the spending of money, time, etc.

A	Punctual
B	Economical
C	Miserly
D	Calculative

Question 2 Explanation:

Economical means avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty

Question 3

That which cannot be captured

A	Untakable
B	Ungrippable
C	Impregnable
D	Slippery

Question 3 Explanation:

Ungrippable is something on which we can’t have a grip. So it cannot be captured.

Question 4

Science of the races of mankind

A	Genealogy
B	Epistemology
C	Ethnology
D	Sociology

Question 4 Explanation:

Ethnology is a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, especially in regard to their historical development and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.

Question 5

That which cannot be called back