PAX Practice Test 1 exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

Accepted modes of behavior within a social set are called? d. Etiquette Our staff is hoping to emulate the same methods that have brought success to other hospitals around the country. Emulate means to? c. Imitate A person who is denied any contact by his or her own family has been? a. Ostracized His opinion of how to treat measles was the exact antithesis of mine. Antithesis means? a. Opposite When you meet friends at a rendezvous, you meet? d. At a agreed-upon spot After the hurricane, the house could still be lived in. The house was? b. Habitable It was fortuitous turn of events that led Jennifer to our house. Fortuitous means? b. Complicated The only way to remove that dried, crusty glue was with a chemical? a. Solvent The negative lab results clearly showed that the growth on her arm was completely benign. Benign means? d. Harmless If you have an affinity for singing, you are a(n)? b. Natural A dog trotted aimlessly up and down the beach. The dog was? a. Meandering Someone who is both curt and abrupt in manner can be described as? b. Brusque A solemn compact between two parties could be called a? a. Covenant Someone or something that indicates forthcoming bad news is called a? b. Harbinger Although she apologized, the pain she has caused with her words was irrevocable. Irrevocable means? a. Permanent A group of words that doesn't really mean what the words mean is called? a. An idiom The doctor abdicated responsibility for her patient after he refused treatment. Abdicate means to? a. Reject Public opinion began to oscillate after the president had both success and failure in his second term, as reflected in polling results that? Oscillate means? d. Fluctuated The actress's sighs and blushes when the hero entered stage left were supposed to indicate that she entirely? b. Enamored