PAX PAX Verbal Skills 2

Question 1

Which word means 'to make something less severe'?

Accepted Answer

Mitigate

Answer

Exacerbate

Answer

Amplify

Answer

Intensify

Question 2

What is the meaning of the prefix 'hypo-'?

Accepted Answer

Below or deficient

Answer

Above

Answer

Excessive

Answer

Around

Question 3

Identify the synonym for 'lethargic.'

Accepted Answer

Sluggish

Answer

Energetic

Answer

Alert

Answer

Anxious

Question 4

Which word correctly fills the blank? 'The doctor noted the patient's ______ breathing pattern.'

Accepted Answer

Erratic

Answer

Erratical

Answer

Erratically

Answer

Erraticly

Question 5

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation

Answer

Surgical removal

Answer

Study of

Answer

Disease

Question 6

Choose the word that best replaces 'ambiguous' in this sentence: 'The instructions were ambiguous and hard to follow.'

Accepted Answer

Unclear

Answer

Clear

Answer

Simple

Answer

Detailed