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One-word substitution (Rohtak/JIPMAT)
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Foreign Phrases, One-word Substitution · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
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The idea
Rohtak and JIPMAT ask for the single word that replaces a description ("a person who cannot be corrected" → incorrigible). Most answers are built from Greek or Latin roots, and the distractors are usually words from the same family.
Textbook vs exam method
Textbook method
Memorise lists of one-word substitutes.
Exam method
- Split the description. into its key parts ("government" + "by a few").
- Map parts to roots. (-cracy/-archy = rule; olig- = few).
- Check the part of speech. (person, adjective, noun).
- Separate same-family options. carefully (atheist/agnostic/theist).