STUDY NOTE (REVIEWER PNP EXAMINATION)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Practice Test I.
1. LUCID means most nearly
a. different d. clear
b. vague e. likely
c. similar

2. PERJURER means most nearly one who

a. cannot keep confidential information secret
b. claims to be other than he is
c. resorts to bribery to accomplish his purpose
d. tries to prove a false alibi
e. Willfully makes a false statement under oath

3. To say that a witness gives a GRAPHIC account of a crime means nearly that he gives
account which is
a. brief and accurate d. long but thorough
b. clear and rigid e. partly imaginative
c. explanatory of the motives

4. URBANE means most nearly

a. grateful d. polite
b. harsh d. alert
c. pliant

5. PALPABLE means most nearly

a. rigid d. sneaky
b. obvious e. occasional
c. disagreeable

6. SUCCINCT means most nearly

a. brief d. interesting
b. clear e. unique
c. legal

7. DASTARDLY means most nearly

a. shameful d. unmannerly
b. cowardly e. unlucky
c. worthless
8. To listen to a person’s BLANDISHMENTS means most nearly to listen to his
a. long arguments d. gentle flattery
b. indirect accusations e. continued harassment
c. interesting descriptions

9. To SLOSH means most nearly

a. to remain idle for a long time d. to hit hard with the fist
b. to move about in water e. to draw out and twist slightly
c. to drink wine heavily

10. An ANARCHONISM means most nearly

a. an organism which is invisible to the naked eye
b. a popular slogan or saying
c. one is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness
d. someone who has migrated to a distant land
e. something which is out of place in point of time

11. A CANARD means most nearly

a. an absurd report or story release to delude the public
b. a kind of singing bird usually kept in cages as pets
c. as short piece of rope for fastening something in ships
d. something of questionable, evil or illegitimate origin
e. a speech or declamatory passage marked by intemperate language

12. PROBITY means most nearly

a. profanity d. curiosity
b. uprightness e. restlessness
c. arrogance

13. A DILATTANTE means most nearly

a. an amateur
b. an ardent admirer
c. a famous critic
d. a poet
e. a traveler