Pre Entrance Exam: Nursing, Reading Comprehension

explicit - Correct Answer-stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt callous - Correct Answer-showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others malinger - Correct Answer-exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work menial - Correct Answer-(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige pandemonium - Correct Answer-wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar symposium - Correct Answer-a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject vacillate - Correct Answer-alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive transgressed - Correct Answer-infringe or go beyond the bounds ascetic - Correct Answer-characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self- discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons dissident - Correct Answer-a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state saunter - Correct Answer-walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort mercenary - Correct Answer-(of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics