NLN PAX VOCABULARY PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ brackish. Answer: salt water
▶ fracture. Answer: a break
▶ fraction. Answer: a portion, break of whole
▶ diffract. Answer: break up light
▶ fractious. Answer: unruly, irritable, breaking from propriety
▶ antecedent. Answer: preceding event or word
▶ anaplasia. Answer: reversion of cells to earlier form
▶ antidote. Answer: something that acts against poison
▶ autotroph. Answer: self feeding
▶ beneficent. Answer: producing good, like charitable acts
▶ convene. Answer: come or bring together for a meeting or activity
▶ ectoderm. Answer: outer skin or layer
▶ heterotrophic. Answer: eating food made by others
▶ homogenous. Answer: uniform mixture
▶ interact. Answer: to act on each other
▶ intravenous. Answer: within the veins
, ▶ malady. Answer: illness
▶ misconduct. Answer: incorrect behavior
▶ neonatal. Answer: newly born
▶ omnipotent. Answer: all powerful
▶ malevolent. Answer: wishing evil
▶ pathology. Answer: study of illness
▶ subcutaneous. Answer: under the skin
▶ transgress. Answer: go beyond the limits
▶ aquatic. Answer: living in or pertaining to water
▶ chronic. Answer: of long duration, continuing
▶ preclude. Answer: shut beforehand, prevent
▶ cognizant. Answer: knowledgeable about, aware
▶ induce. Answer: lead to, bring about
▶ factory. Answer: place where things are made
▶ graphic. Answer: creating a strong image
▶ dehydrate. Answer: remove water from
▶ interject. Answer: thrown between
▶ eulogy. Answer: speech of praise
▶ zoology. Answer: science of animals
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ brackish. Answer: salt water
▶ fracture. Answer: a break
▶ fraction. Answer: a portion, break of whole
▶ diffract. Answer: break up light
▶ fractious. Answer: unruly, irritable, breaking from propriety
▶ antecedent. Answer: preceding event or word
▶ anaplasia. Answer: reversion of cells to earlier form
▶ antidote. Answer: something that acts against poison
▶ autotroph. Answer: self feeding
▶ beneficent. Answer: producing good, like charitable acts
▶ convene. Answer: come or bring together for a meeting or activity
▶ ectoderm. Answer: outer skin or layer
▶ heterotrophic. Answer: eating food made by others
▶ homogenous. Answer: uniform mixture
▶ interact. Answer: to act on each other
▶ intravenous. Answer: within the veins
, ▶ malady. Answer: illness
▶ misconduct. Answer: incorrect behavior
▶ neonatal. Answer: newly born
▶ omnipotent. Answer: all powerful
▶ malevolent. Answer: wishing evil
▶ pathology. Answer: study of illness
▶ subcutaneous. Answer: under the skin
▶ transgress. Answer: go beyond the limits
▶ aquatic. Answer: living in or pertaining to water
▶ chronic. Answer: of long duration, continuing
▶ preclude. Answer: shut beforehand, prevent
▶ cognizant. Answer: knowledgeable about, aware
▶ induce. Answer: lead to, bring about
▶ factory. Answer: place where things are made
▶ graphic. Answer: creating a strong image
▶ dehydrate. Answer: remove water from
▶ interject. Answer: thrown between
▶ eulogy. Answer: speech of praise
▶ zoology. Answer: science of animals
