Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

One Word

Question:

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

A person's extreme desire to steal 

Options:

Plutomania 

Insomnia 

Morbid

Kleptomania

Correct Answer:

Kleptomania

Explanation:

The most appropriate one-word substitution for "a person's extreme desire to steal" is kleptomania.

  • Plutomania is an intense desire for wealth or material possessions.
  • Insomnia is the inability to sleep.
  • Morbid is having an unhealthy or unhealthy interest in death or disease.
  • Kleptomania is a mental disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to steal.