NLN PAX (Word Knowledge Test Review)

NLN PAX (Word Knowledge Test Review) The chef produced a sweet for dessert. He made a. a nutrient b. a condiment c. a confection d. soda bread c. a confection The happy couple wandered aimlessly across the meadow. The couple was a. foraging b. interloping c. meandering d. trespassing c. meandering They remodeled the office and ordered new furniture, draperies, and rugs as part of a plan to a. consecrate b. habitate c. revise d. renovate d. renovate The rules of behavior that people are expected to follow in any group are called a. etiquette b. inititaion c. socialism d. elitism a. etiquette The host offered them a quaff. He offered a a. canape b. sandwich c. drink d. cake c. drink When the undercover agent traveled, he concealed his identity. He traveled a. inexorably b. insensate c. incognito d. indiscreetly c. incognito Her position seemed dangerously uncertain. It seemed a. precarious b. unassailabe c. racalcitrant d. intractable a. precarious Some medications alleviate pain. Alleviate means a. increase b. prevent c. deaden d. lessen d. lessen The class learned how to type a letter with a postscript. A postscript is a. a salutation b. an attention line c. an added note d. an inside address c. an added note A tapeworm lives in the digestive system of its host and feeds there. The host organism is harmed by this relationship. The tape worm is a a. predator b. culprit c. parasite d. scullion c. parasite Gina tried to emulate her mother. Emulate means a. disobey b. imitate c. ignore d. help b. imitate Casual clothing is not appropriate in that milieu. Milieu means a. school b. environment c. family d. company b. environment When it comes to cooking, Sharon is a neophyte. Neophyte means a. failure b. beginner c. expert d. gourmet b. beginner She took umbrage at the newspaper article about her. She felt a. delighted b. offended c. flattered d. surprised b. offended The demonstrators were loudly insistent on their point of view. They were a. slanderous b. blatent c. pugnacious d. vociferous d. vociferous When they approached the house, they experienced a sense of foreboding. Foreboding is a. wonder b. dread c. joy d. relief b. dread When machine oil is used to reduce friction, it is used as a. a catalyst b. a fuel c. a lubricant d. an igniter c. a lubricant A person who wanders from place to place is called a. nomad b. native c. mutant d. surrogate a. nomad The diplomats hoped that they had established a durable agreement. Durable means a. economical b. efficient c. acceptable d. long lasting d. long lasting During roll call, three representatives refused to vote; they had a. registered b. abstained c. resigned d. abjured b. abstained The altar of the church was ornate. Ornate means a. rustic b. holy c. decorated d. destroyed c. decorated The patient was ravenous; so the nurse brought him a a. pill. b. meal c. bandage d. book b. meal A person who spends a great deal of money in a short time is a. ingenious b. extravagant c. accentuated d. bolstered b. extravagant If she loses her financial assistance, she will be a. depreciated b. impoverished c. accentuated d. bolstered b. impoverished The child's intense dislike of vegetables amounted to an a. audit b. aversion c. exultation d. acquisition b. aversion A raconteur is a good a. storyteller b. tennis player c. musician d. doctor teller The woman bought a bauble from the street vendor. She bought a a. dessert b. beverage c. figurine d. trinket d. trinket When the will was read, we were stunned by the aggregate wealth of my uncle. Aggregrate means a. monetary b. inherited c. total d. undisclosed c. total The funds were allocated to various organizations. Allocated means a. donated b. promised c. returned d. assigned d. assigned