NLN PAX - VERBAL ENG 2026 EXAMS
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
inseparable - answerdisjoined
cogent - answerconvincing
vandal - answerdefaces
-someone who destroys property
Indiginant - answerangry
sedentary - answerphysically inactive
destitute - answerneedy-
extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
permeated - answerpenetrated
-spread through
Resilient - answerhardy
An eddy - answerwhirlpool
Overture - answera proposal
-an offer
Qualm - answerapprehension
torrid - answerhot; scorching; burning;
boon - answerblessing
plagiarize - answersteal
- to use another's writings as one's own
A benign expression is - answerkindly, friendly
An opening that permits light to enter is called: - answeran aperture
abstruse - answerobscure
-difficult to understand
odious - answerdetestable
, -extremely unpleasant
The two words spelled "pool" are: - answerhomonyms
apprehended - answerseized
-to arrest
corpulent - answerfleshy
-fat, obese
Someone who stubbornly persists in pursuing a wrong course despite advice is
considered to be: - answerobdurate
brevity - answerbriefness
orator - answerpublic speaker
one man married to multiple women - answerpolygamy
A brawl - answera noisy quarrel
- fight
laudable - answercommendable
-worthy of praise
imbibed - answerdrank
Chloeric - answerhot-tempered
A meeting at which several speakers delivers short speeches on particular topic is
called - answera symposium
hostile to each other - answeralienated
- unfriendly
voraciously - answerravenously
- great appetite
diffident - answerhesitant
- lacking self-confidence
belligerence - answeraggressiveness
Someone who lies a lot develops a reputation of being - answerdevious
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
inseparable - answerdisjoined
cogent - answerconvincing
vandal - answerdefaces
-someone who destroys property
Indiginant - answerangry
sedentary - answerphysically inactive
destitute - answerneedy-
extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
permeated - answerpenetrated
-spread through
Resilient - answerhardy
An eddy - answerwhirlpool
Overture - answera proposal
-an offer
Qualm - answerapprehension
torrid - answerhot; scorching; burning;
boon - answerblessing
plagiarize - answersteal
- to use another's writings as one's own
A benign expression is - answerkindly, friendly
An opening that permits light to enter is called: - answeran aperture
abstruse - answerobscure
-difficult to understand
odious - answerdetestable
, -extremely unpleasant
The two words spelled "pool" are: - answerhomonyms
apprehended - answerseized
-to arrest
corpulent - answerfleshy
-fat, obese
Someone who stubbornly persists in pursuing a wrong course despite advice is
considered to be: - answerobdurate
brevity - answerbriefness
orator - answerpublic speaker
one man married to multiple women - answerpolygamy
A brawl - answera noisy quarrel
- fight
laudable - answercommendable
-worthy of praise
imbibed - answerdrank
Chloeric - answerhot-tempered
A meeting at which several speakers delivers short speeches on particular topic is
called - answera symposium
hostile to each other - answeralienated
- unfriendly
voraciously - answerravenously
- great appetite
diffident - answerhesitant
- lacking self-confidence
belligerence - answeraggressiveness
Someone who lies a lot develops a reputation of being - answerdevious
