One Word Substitution Level 3 Practice Quiz on Rare and Advanced Words
Rare person words, unusual phobias, fields of study, forms of rule and monuments are what this Level 3 One Word Substitution set tests, with terms like numismatist, iconoclast, limnology, tyrannicide and cenotaph. It is the most advanced set in the Aptitude360 one word substitution series. Every question comes with a worked solution.
Topics in this advanced one word substitution set
- Less common person words: numismatist, iconoclast, bibliopole and misogynist
- Phobias with tricky roots, such as androphobia and xenophobia
- Fields of study such as limnology
- Killing words like regicide and tyrannicide
- Forms of rule such as bureaucracy
- Matching places with the animals kept in them, and monuments such as a cenotaph
Key concepts for hard one word substitution
- Regicide is the killing of a king, while tyrannicide is the killing of an oppressive ruler
- Androphobia is fear of men, and xenophobia is fear or dislike of foreigners
- A numismatist deals with coins and currency, while a bibliopole deals in rare or second-hand books
- Bureaucracy means rule by non-elected officials working to fixed procedures
Revision tips for advanced vocabulary
- Check each option against every part of the definition, since hard options often share a root
- Learn root meanings such as andro for man, limno for lake and biblio for book
- Revise places for keeping animals as one list so mismatched pairs stand out
Who should take this set
Students who are comfortable with the easier levels and want to test advanced vocabulary for English sections of competitive exams.