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Q.331 Medium One Word Substitution
The art of beautiful handwriting is called ___.
ACalligraphy
BPenmanship
CTypography
DStenography
Correct Answer:  A. Calligraphy
Explanation:

Calligraphy is decorative handwriting art. Penmanship is writing skill, Typography is font design, Stenography is shorthand writing.

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Q.332 Medium One Word Substitution
A person who studies the human mind and behavior is a ___.
APsychologist
BPsychiatrist
CSociologist
DAnthropologist
Correct Answer:  A. Psychologist
Explanation:

Psychologist studies human mind and behavior. Psychiatrist is a medical doctor treating mental illness, Sociologist studies society, Anthropologist studies human cultures.

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Q.333 Medium One Word Substitution
The quality of being extremely poisonous is called ___.
AToxicity
BVirulence
CMalignancy
DPathogenicity
Correct Answer:  A. Toxicity
Explanation:

Toxicity refers to poison quality. Virulence is disease severity, Malignancy refers to cancerous nature, Pathogenicity is disease-causing ability.

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Q.334 Medium One Word Substitution
A place where dead bodies are examined for cause of death is called a ___.
AMorgue
BCemetery
CMortuary
DCrypt
Correct Answer:  A. Morgue
Explanation:

Morgue is where autopsies are performed. Cemetery is burial ground, Mortuary is funeral home, Crypt is underground burial chamber.

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Q.335 Medium One Word Substitution
A person who abandons their religion or political belief is called an ___.
AApostate
BAtheist
CAgnostic
DHeretic
Correct Answer:  A. Apostate
Explanation:

Apostate abandons their faith or party. Atheist doesn't believe in God, Agnostic doubts God's existence, Heretic holds false beliefs within a religion.

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Q.336 Medium One Word Substitution
The practice of being faithful to spouse is called ___.
AMonogamy
BMatrimony
CChastity
DFidelity
Correct Answer:  D. Fidelity
Explanation:

Fidelity means faithfulness to spouse. Monogamy is having one spouse, Matrimony is marriage, Chastity is sexual abstinence.

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Q.337 Medium One Word Substitution
A person who writes for newspapers and magazines is called a ___.
AJournalist
BNovelist
CPoet
DColumnist
Correct Answer:  A. Journalist
Explanation:

Journalist writes news for media. Novelist writes long fictional works, Poet writes poems, Columnist writes regular opinion pieces.

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Q.338 Medium One Word Substitution
The science of treating diseases with drugs is called ___.
APharmacy
BPharmacology
CMedicine
DTherapeutics
Correct Answer:  B. Pharmacology
Explanation:

Pharmacology is the science of drug effects. Pharmacy prepares medicines, Medicine is the practice of healing, Therapeutics is treatment science.

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Q.339 Medium One Word Substitution
A person who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitat is called a(n) ___.
AEthologist
BZoologist
CEntomologist
DOrnithologist
Correct Answer:  A. Ethologist
Explanation:

Ethologist is a scientist who studies animal behavior. While zoologist is broader, ethologist specifically focuses on behavioral patterns.

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Q.340 Medium One Word Substitution
A person who loves books and collects them extensively is a(n) ___.
ABibliophile
BLogophile
CPhilologist
DLexicographer
Correct Answer:  A. Bibliophile
Explanation:

Bibliophile comes from 'biblio' (books) and 'phile' (lover of), meaning a book lover and collector.

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