One Word Substitution Exercise

Answers

1. Which word describes a speaker who uses very few words? — Laconic
2. Which word describes a man who is excessively fond of or submissive to his wife? — Uxorious
3. Which word means a compulsive craving for alcoholic drink? — Dipsomania
4. Which word refers to a person with delusions of great power or importance? — Megalomaniac
5. Which word refers to a person who has a fear of enclosed spaces? — Claustrophobe
6. A person who attacks accepted beliefs and traditions is an iconoclast
7. A person who has morbid anxiety about his or her health is a hypochondriac
8. Which word means the act of killing one’s wife? — Uxoricide
9. Which word refers to a very strict disciplinarian? — Martinet
10. Which word refers to a person who is obsessively focused on one thing? — Monomaniac
11. Which word refers to an accomplished musician? — Virtuoso
12. Which word refers to an older man in a ruling position? — Patriarch