NLN NEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS — 200
MULTIPLECHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
& RATIONALES
VERBAL ABILITY — Word Knowledge (Questions 1–50)
1. What does the word "auspicious" most nearly mean?
A) Suspicious
B) Favorable
C) Secretive
D) Dangerous
Correct Answer: B) Favorable
Rationale: "Auspicious" means conducive to success or favorable. It derives
from the Latin "auspex," meaning an observer of birds for omens.
2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The doctor's _____
demeanor helped calm the anxious patient."
A) Frantic
B) Stoic
C) Volatile
D) Urgent
,Correct Answer: B) Stoic
Rationale: "Stoic" means enduring hardship without showing feelings. A calm,
controlled demeanor would reassure an anxious patient.
3. The meaning of "ephemeral" is most closely related to:
A) Permanent
B) Shortlived
C) Ethereal
D) Epidermal
Correct Answer: B) Shortlived
Rationale: "Ephemeral" means lasting for a very short time, derived from the
Greek "ephēmeros," meaning lasting only a day.
4. Which word is a synonym for "loquacious"?
A) Quiet
B) Talkative
C) Beautiful
D) Circular
,Correct Answer: B) Talkative
Rationale: "Loquacious" comes from the Latin "loqui," meaning to speak. A
loquacious person is very talkative.
5. Which word is an antonym for "arduous"?
A) Difficult
B) Easy
C) Steep
D) Energetic
Correct Answer: B) Easy
Rationale: "Arduous" means involving great effort or difficulty, so its opposite
is "easy".
6. What does the term "parity" mean?
A) Inequality
B) Equivalence
C) Similarity
D) Disparity
, Correct Answer: B) Equivalence
Rationale: "Parity" refers to the state or condition of being equal or equivalent.
7. What does the term "abstruse" mean?
A) Common
B) Simple
C) Obscure
D) Clear
Correct Answer: C) Obscure
Rationale: "Abstruse" describes a concept that is difficult to understand, often
because it is complex or obscure.
8. What does "abjure" mean?
A) Judge
B) Renounce
C) Accept
D) Entreat
MULTIPLECHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
& RATIONALES
VERBAL ABILITY — Word Knowledge (Questions 1–50)
1. What does the word "auspicious" most nearly mean?
A) Suspicious
B) Favorable
C) Secretive
D) Dangerous
Correct Answer: B) Favorable
Rationale: "Auspicious" means conducive to success or favorable. It derives
from the Latin "auspex," meaning an observer of birds for omens.
2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The doctor's _____
demeanor helped calm the anxious patient."
A) Frantic
B) Stoic
C) Volatile
D) Urgent
,Correct Answer: B) Stoic
Rationale: "Stoic" means enduring hardship without showing feelings. A calm,
controlled demeanor would reassure an anxious patient.
3. The meaning of "ephemeral" is most closely related to:
A) Permanent
B) Shortlived
C) Ethereal
D) Epidermal
Correct Answer: B) Shortlived
Rationale: "Ephemeral" means lasting for a very short time, derived from the
Greek "ephēmeros," meaning lasting only a day.
4. Which word is a synonym for "loquacious"?
A) Quiet
B) Talkative
C) Beautiful
D) Circular
,Correct Answer: B) Talkative
Rationale: "Loquacious" comes from the Latin "loqui," meaning to speak. A
loquacious person is very talkative.
5. Which word is an antonym for "arduous"?
A) Difficult
B) Easy
C) Steep
D) Energetic
Correct Answer: B) Easy
Rationale: "Arduous" means involving great effort or difficulty, so its opposite
is "easy".
6. What does the term "parity" mean?
A) Inequality
B) Equivalence
C) Similarity
D) Disparity
, Correct Answer: B) Equivalence
Rationale: "Parity" refers to the state or condition of being equal or equivalent.
7. What does the term "abstruse" mean?
A) Common
B) Simple
C) Obscure
D) Clear
Correct Answer: C) Obscure
Rationale: "Abstruse" describes a concept that is difficult to understand, often
because it is complex or obscure.
8. What does "abjure" mean?
A) Judge
B) Renounce
C) Accept
D) Entreat
