NLN PAX VERBAL ENGLISH ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ candid. Answer: honest and open
▶ symposium. Answer: conference
▶ omnivore. Answer: eat meat and plants
▶ ambiguous. Answer: interpreted several ways
▶ wavered. Answer: vacillated
▶ ascetic. Answer: self-denying
▶ adamant. Answer: unchanging
▶ saunter. Answer: leisure walk
▶ redundant. Answer: same as what was already said/did
▶ ludicrous. Answer: ridiculous
▶ taciturn. Answer: reserved, not talking
▶ culpable. Answer: deserving blame
▶ commonplace. Answer: ordinary
▶ mercenary. Answer: work solely for money
▶ scrupulous. Answer: moral or careful
, ▶ laudable. Answer: praise worthy
▶ squalid. Answer: unsanitary
▶ depraved. Answer: wicked
▶ dogged. Answer: stubborn, persistent
▶ garrulous. Answer: wordy
▶ voluble. Answer: talkative
▶ supercilious. Answer: disdainful, contemptuous, scornful
▶ solicitous. Answer: anxious
▶ vociferous. Answer: crying out noisily
▶ obfuscate. Answer: to confuse, obscure
▶ lurid. Answer: sensational
▶ pusillanimous. Answer: cowardly
▶ impetuous. Answer: impulsive, sudden rash action
▶ quiescent. Answer: being at rest, inactive
▶ illicit. Answer: not legally permitted
▶ elicit. Answer: bring out, extract, acquire
▶ tacit. Answer: not openly expressed, not said just imply
▶ discernment. Answer: ability to judge well
▶ antithesis. Answer: direct opposite
EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ candid. Answer: honest and open
▶ symposium. Answer: conference
▶ omnivore. Answer: eat meat and plants
▶ ambiguous. Answer: interpreted several ways
▶ wavered. Answer: vacillated
▶ ascetic. Answer: self-denying
▶ adamant. Answer: unchanging
▶ saunter. Answer: leisure walk
▶ redundant. Answer: same as what was already said/did
▶ ludicrous. Answer: ridiculous
▶ taciturn. Answer: reserved, not talking
▶ culpable. Answer: deserving blame
▶ commonplace. Answer: ordinary
▶ mercenary. Answer: work solely for money
▶ scrupulous. Answer: moral or careful
, ▶ laudable. Answer: praise worthy
▶ squalid. Answer: unsanitary
▶ depraved. Answer: wicked
▶ dogged. Answer: stubborn, persistent
▶ garrulous. Answer: wordy
▶ voluble. Answer: talkative
▶ supercilious. Answer: disdainful, contemptuous, scornful
▶ solicitous. Answer: anxious
▶ vociferous. Answer: crying out noisily
▶ obfuscate. Answer: to confuse, obscure
▶ lurid. Answer: sensational
▶ pusillanimous. Answer: cowardly
▶ impetuous. Answer: impulsive, sudden rash action
▶ quiescent. Answer: being at rest, inactive
▶ illicit. Answer: not legally permitted
▶ elicit. Answer: bring out, extract, acquire
▶ tacit. Answer: not openly expressed, not said just imply
▶ discernment. Answer: ability to judge well
▶ antithesis. Answer: direct opposite