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CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ inscription. Answer: something written
▶ bisect. Answer: cut in half
▶ expire. Answer: die, "breathe last breath"
▶ extract. Answer: draw out
▶ vocation. Answer: profession, "calling"
▶ evoke. Answer: callout
▶ evolve. Answer: develop, "roll forward"
▶ revolution. Answer: a turn around
▶ defensible. Answer: capable of being defended
▶ despondence. Answer: depression, dejection
▶ dramatic. Answer: pertaining to drama
▶ mulish. Answer: like a mule
▶ greenish. Answer: somewhat green
▶ childless. Answer: without a child
▶ determent. Answer: act of delaying
▶ happiness. Answer: condition of being happy
, ▶ biology. Answer: study of life
▶ hydrophobe. Answer: avoids water
▶ famished. Answer: hungry
▶ connotation. Answer: feeling of a word pos/negative
▶ denotation. Answer: definition
▶ animosity. Answer: hatred
▶ anachronism. Answer: out of proper place in time
▶ fat synonym with positive connotation. Answer: chubby
▶ petty. Answer: unimportant
▶ consecutive. Answer: days in a row
▶ explicit. Answer: clearly stated
▶ partisan. Answer: strong one sided support
▶ remission. Answer: period symptoms disappear
▶ malingering. Answer: feign illness skip duty
▶ animosity 2. Answer: ill will
▶ menial. Answer: low/ degrading work
▶ candid. Answer: honest and open
▶ symposium. Answer: conference
▶ omnivore. Answer: eat meat and plants
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ inscription. Answer: something written
▶ bisect. Answer: cut in half
▶ expire. Answer: die, "breathe last breath"
▶ extract. Answer: draw out
▶ vocation. Answer: profession, "calling"
▶ evoke. Answer: callout
▶ evolve. Answer: develop, "roll forward"
▶ revolution. Answer: a turn around
▶ defensible. Answer: capable of being defended
▶ despondence. Answer: depression, dejection
▶ dramatic. Answer: pertaining to drama
▶ mulish. Answer: like a mule
▶ greenish. Answer: somewhat green
▶ childless. Answer: without a child
▶ determent. Answer: act of delaying
▶ happiness. Answer: condition of being happy
, ▶ biology. Answer: study of life
▶ hydrophobe. Answer: avoids water
▶ famished. Answer: hungry
▶ connotation. Answer: feeling of a word pos/negative
▶ denotation. Answer: definition
▶ animosity. Answer: hatred
▶ anachronism. Answer: out of proper place in time
▶ fat synonym with positive connotation. Answer: chubby
▶ petty. Answer: unimportant
▶ consecutive. Answer: days in a row
▶ explicit. Answer: clearly stated
▶ partisan. Answer: strong one sided support
▶ remission. Answer: period symptoms disappear
▶ malingering. Answer: feign illness skip duty
▶ animosity 2. Answer: ill will
▶ menial. Answer: low/ degrading work
▶ candid. Answer: honest and open
▶ symposium. Answer: conference
▶ omnivore. Answer: eat meat and plants