1. A paroxysm is a sudden spasm. Another word for this might be
Symptom
Convulsion
Efficacy
Embolism
2. The meteorologist had forecast rain,
... [Show More] ____________ Sheila brought her umbrella to work.
Nor
Yet
Because
So
3. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Embarassing
Embarrassing
Embarassing
Embarrasing
4. Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and _______
will review the patient’s chart.
She
Them
Me
Him
5. Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "stimulus"?
Stimulus
Stimuli
Stimulis
Stimula
6. Identify the euphemism in the following passage: "Today we gather to remember Thomas the
Cat. He was the cutest kitten around. Now that he's gone to the giant catnip patch in the sky, he'll
be missed by everyone."
Giant catnip patch in the sky
The cutest kitten around
He’ll be missed by everyone
Today we gather to remember
7. The plastic surgery improved the _______ of her face. Choose the option that best
completes the above sentence.
Bearing
Serenity
Contour
Cataract
8. Most wildlife biologists disapprove of crossbreeding wolves and dogs.
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Conjunction
9. To be convoluted is to be _______.
Complex
Clever
Candid
Asinine
10. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence below. _______ having trouble
with _______ new dog.
There, their
Their, there
They’re, their
Their, they’re
11. Select the meaning of the "quoted" word in the sentence. Something that remains is
referred to as __________.
Resident
Residual
Resistance
Resin
12. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. That is an 'ominous' sign.
A good omen
Without deceit
Threatening
Full of thought
13. Which word is descriptive of a small child just learning to walk?
Obese
Toddler
Geriatric
Hale
14. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word.
"Rational" means:
Angry
Reason
Rodent
Proportion
15. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word. The
"insidious" disease was well established before becoming apparent.
Sudden
Suffer
Gradual
Graduate
16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. The __________ came to settle in the
United States.
Immigrate
Migrate
Immigrant
Emigrant
17. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The hospital accepts a certain
quota of 'indigent' patients.
Uninjured
Apathetic
Resentful
Impoverished
18. A nit is a kind of _______.
Abscess
Bandage
Parasite
Infection
19. What is the meaning of augment?
Add to
Sell off
Make difficult
Hash out
20. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The patients are under
'quarantine'
Confinement away from the general population
A specialist’s care
Experimental drug therapy
Imprisonment in a rehabilitation unit
21. Which word refers to the surgical removal of an organ's contents?
Amputation
Augmentation
Evisceration
Vivisection
22. What is another word for 'flux'?
Quantity
Inflation
Strength
Discharge
23. What is the meaning of regulations?
Government officials
Supervisors
Rules and laws
Movements
24. A patient who is querulous might be guilty of ______.
Stealing
Questioning
Overeating
Complaining
25. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The night nursing staff is
'accountable' for those records.
Receptive
Notorious
Responsible
Preoccupied with
26. What is the meaning of 'pernicious'?
Valued
Destructive
Finicky
Perpetual
27. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The nurse was asked to record the
'residual' urine in the patient's bladder.
Measurement
What is left
Total volume
Color and clarity
28. Select the word that best fits the sentence. There was no _____ for the way she treated her
boyfriend.
Alibi
Rational
Reasonable
Justification
29. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The development of the disease was
'insidious'.
Gradual
Momentous
Sudden
Innocuous
30. Select the correct word(s) that best fits the sentence. The number of people _____ from other
counties to the United States has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market.
Emigrating
Immigrating
Migrating
Emigrated
31. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. He complained of the 'adverse'
side effects of his new medication.
Undesirable
Frequent
Noticeable
Constant
32. Which word refers to a team captain's exaggerated claim about the number of goals he
or she scored during the game?
Hyperbole
Validity
Eulogy
Simile
33. Choose the correct word(s) that best fits the sentence. In the United States, drivers drive cars
on the _____ side of the road.
Rite
Left
Off-side
Right
34. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The 'impending' operation was the
subject of the conversation.
Very serious
Required
Elective
Soon to occur
35. As the leader of a group, the charge nurse is open to new ideas and though of the group. The
charge nurse encourages the group to participate in making decision. This type of
leadership is called:
Laissez- fair
Autocratic
Democratic
Direct
36. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The nurse reported that the patient's
circulation to that foot was 'occluded'.
Normal
Impaired
Inadequate
Obstructed
37. Select the correct definition for the quoted word. The topic of discussion prompted a
'cornucopia' of stimulating questions and conversation.
Plethora
Ostracism
Laborious
Pensive
38. What sentence should replace the following incorrect sentence? "This door to remain
unlocked during business hours."
This business must have the door unlocked at all times.
This door to remain unclosed while open
This sentence is corrected as written.
This door will remain unlocked when the business is open.
39. Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly. Her teacher asked her
what would she do after she graduated from nursing school.
She
From
Would
Her
40. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The nurse assisted the physician in
removing the 'cast' from the patient's arm.
Protective device
Medicated sleeve
Sling
Bandage
41. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The doctor instructed the patient to
keep his head 'elevated'.
Raised
Turned
Still
Thrown back
42. Select the meaning of the following phrase. "A system of procedures to follow."
Regimen
Regime
Testament
Treatment
43. Select the word that best fits the sentence. The _____ student was not well liked by his
peers.
Geniality
Affably
Gregarious
Detestable
44. An apartment is advertised as being furnished. What does the sentence mean?
It is equipped with articles
It has just been repainted
The first month’s rent must be paid in advance
The utility bills are included in the rental cost
45. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The client appeared to be
'impervious' to pain.
Coping well
Enjoying
Not affected
Very sensitive
46. Which word means to suggest, to hint, to express indirectly?
Imply
Infer
Opinion
Latter
47. Choose the meaning that best fits the quoted word. The doctor tried to explain the
'fundamental' difference of the two medications.
Appropriate
Underlying
Dosage
Basic
48. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The client lost his 'equilibrium'
when he woke up.
Ability to speak
Sense of taste
Sense of balance
Ability to swallow
49. Select the meaning that best fits the following word: injurious.
Toxic
Palatable
Amenable
Harmless
50. Description of events in the order of their occurrence.
Chronology
Notation
Documentation
Helicon
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molecules are about 10 nanometers in diameter. A human hair is 100,000 nanometers in diameter.
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understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, a scale at
which unique properties of materials emerge that can be used to develop novel technologies and
products. At the nanoscale, the physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials differ
from the properties of matter either at smaller scales, such as atoms, or at larger scales that we
use in everyday life such as millimeters or inches. Nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring,
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