COURT INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION EXAM
FINAL PAPER 2026
◉ acquiesce. Answer: agree or submit (consentir)
◉ rebuke. Answer: reprimand; harsh criticism (reprimenda)
◉ trepidation. Answer: apprehension, anxiety (inquietud)
◉ insurgent. Answer: rebel
◉ ironic. Answer: contradictory, unexpected
◉ clandestine. Answer: secret
◉ vernacular. Answer: native, colloquial
◉ polarize. Answer: divide
◉ perfunctory. Answer: automatic, unthinking, superficial
,◉ infinitesimal. Answer: small
◉ construe. Answer: interpret
◉ heresy. Answer: unorthodox opinion
◉ stringent. Answer: strict
◉ mellifluous. Answer: smooth and sweet sounding (armonioso)
◉ panacea. Answer: cure-all
◉ terse. Answer: abrupt, succint, using few words / (A) rambling
◉ prevail. Answer: triumph
◉ reprehensible. Answer: very bad; shameful
◉ painstaking. Answer: meticulous, thorough
◉ sagacious. Answer: smart, judicious
,◉ effusion. Answer: outpouring
◉ dogmatic. Answer: blindly committed
◉ perturb. Answer: upset, unsettle
◉ impetuous. Answer: impulsive
◉ profane. Answer: irreverent
◉ cull. Answer: To assemble or collect bit by bit
◉ Coup de grace. Answer: A decisive act or event that brings a
situation to a close; the finishing blow
◉ Countervail. Answer: To use equal force against; to compensate
◉ Corpulent. Answer: Obese; fat; bulky
◉ Convex. Answer: Curving outward
◉ Ferret. Answer: To drive or force out
, ◉ Facetious. Answer: Meant to evoke laughter or enjoyment; not
intended seriously
◉ Faze. Answer: To bother; to disturb or annoy
◉ Fjord. Answer: A thin strip of sea flowing between cliffs or hills
◉ Flaccid. Answer: Lacking firmness, stiffness, vigor
◉ Rancor. Answer: Bitter resentment
◉ Guffaw. Answer: An instance of full, unrestrained laughter
◉ Harangue. Answer: Lecture; berate
◉ Homily. Answer: A religious talk or speech
◉ Impecunious. Answer: Lacking in money
◉ Inalienable. Answer: Incapable of taking away
FINAL PAPER 2026
◉ acquiesce. Answer: agree or submit (consentir)
◉ rebuke. Answer: reprimand; harsh criticism (reprimenda)
◉ trepidation. Answer: apprehension, anxiety (inquietud)
◉ insurgent. Answer: rebel
◉ ironic. Answer: contradictory, unexpected
◉ clandestine. Answer: secret
◉ vernacular. Answer: native, colloquial
◉ polarize. Answer: divide
◉ perfunctory. Answer: automatic, unthinking, superficial
,◉ infinitesimal. Answer: small
◉ construe. Answer: interpret
◉ heresy. Answer: unorthodox opinion
◉ stringent. Answer: strict
◉ mellifluous. Answer: smooth and sweet sounding (armonioso)
◉ panacea. Answer: cure-all
◉ terse. Answer: abrupt, succint, using few words / (A) rambling
◉ prevail. Answer: triumph
◉ reprehensible. Answer: very bad; shameful
◉ painstaking. Answer: meticulous, thorough
◉ sagacious. Answer: smart, judicious
,◉ effusion. Answer: outpouring
◉ dogmatic. Answer: blindly committed
◉ perturb. Answer: upset, unsettle
◉ impetuous. Answer: impulsive
◉ profane. Answer: irreverent
◉ cull. Answer: To assemble or collect bit by bit
◉ Coup de grace. Answer: A decisive act or event that brings a
situation to a close; the finishing blow
◉ Countervail. Answer: To use equal force against; to compensate
◉ Corpulent. Answer: Obese; fat; bulky
◉ Convex. Answer: Curving outward
◉ Ferret. Answer: To drive or force out
, ◉ Facetious. Answer: Meant to evoke laughter or enjoyment; not
intended seriously
◉ Faze. Answer: To bother; to disturb or annoy
◉ Fjord. Answer: A thin strip of sea flowing between cliffs or hills
◉ Flaccid. Answer: Lacking firmness, stiffness, vigor
◉ Rancor. Answer: Bitter resentment
◉ Guffaw. Answer: An instance of full, unrestrained laughter
◉ Harangue. Answer: Lecture; berate
◉ Homily. Answer: A religious talk or speech
◉ Impecunious. Answer: Lacking in money
◉ Inalienable. Answer: Incapable of taking away
