Select the term that best matches: a speech or piece of writing that criticizes something or someone harshly.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard One Word Substitutes question asks: Select the term that best matches: a speech or piece of writing that criticizes something or someone harshly. The correct choice is C. Diatribe. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
One Word Substitutes items like this one are written for Pakistan exams such as CSS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS. The difficulty label is a hint about how much of the topic the stem assumes, not a score. Tags and exam names, when they are present, tell you where else the same idea is tested. Previous and next links stay in One Word Substitutes so you can continue the subject. Related questions point at nearby stems if you want another angle on the same idea.
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- A. Matricide
Why not A: “Matricide” does not fit this question. The answer is Diatribe.
- B. Aviator
Why not B: “Aviator” does not fit this question. The answer is Diatribe.
- C. Diatribe ✓
- D. Ophthalmologist
Why not D: “Ophthalmologist” does not fit this question. The answer is Diatribe.
Correct answer
C. Diatribe
Explanation
Diatribe (option C) is the accepted answer to “Select the term that best matches: a speech or piece of writing that criticizes something or someone harshly.”. Option A (Matricide) does not fit this question. Option B (Aviator) does not fit this question. Option D (Ophthalmologist) does not fit this question. For this One Word Substitutes question, the accepted answer is Diatribe.
Source: One Word Substitutes Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, FPSC, PPSC, vocabulary, one word substitution, NTS
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