Question

Choose the word that can be substituted for the given word/sentence-
Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks.
a) Megalomania
b) Dipsomania
c) Kleptomania
d) Pyromania

Answer 1

Hint: One-word substitution is used to make long sentences short and to make any write up more creative. Writers generally use one-word substitutions for better write-ups.

Complete answer:
 The given phrase is ‘irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks'. We have to find one word for this phrase. We have to choose from the four given options, which one means the same as the given phrase.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Megalomania. It is a noun which means an obsession with the exercise of power; delusions of grandeur (typically a symptom of maniac or paranoid disorder).
Option ‘b’ is Dipsomania. It is a noun which means alcoholism, specifically in a form categorized by intermittent bouts of craving for alcohol.
Option ‘c' is Kleptomania. It is the recurrent inability to resist urges to steal items that you generally don’t need and that usually has little value.
Option ‘d’ is Pyromania. It is a noun that means an obsessive desire to set fire to things. For example, She is very paranoid. It is a mental disease.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, one word for the given phrase ‘irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks' is ‘dipsomania'. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct answer.

Note:
 All the other options are plausible distractions. You must know the meaning of all the given words to solve such questions.