NLN NEX Word Knowledge Practice Test 2025 [Timed]

1) The yellow feathers and purple markings told us that this bird was native to the southeast part of the United States. Native means:

2) Much to her consternation, she had to go to the dentist’s office to get a tooth pulled, so she did some breathing exercises before she walked in. Consternation means:

3) After the hurricane, the house could still be lived in. The house was

4) If you have an affinity for singing, you are a(n)

5) My mom recently started drinking fruit and vegetable smoothies in order to enhance the quality of her health. Enhance means:

6) It was a fortuitous turn of events that led Jennifer to our house. Fortuitous means

7) His opinion of how to treat measles was the exact antithesis of mine. Antithesis means

8) A person who is denied any contact by his or her own family has been

9) In the middle of our vacation, we had a sojourn in a remote cabin in the woods. Believe it or not, we got snowed in and had to stay for two weeks! Sojourn means:

10) Our staff is hoping to emulate the same methods that have brought success to other hospitals around the country. Emulate means to

11) Accepted modes of behavior within a social set are called

12) When we caught the eels, their bodies wriggled out of our hands and back into the water. Wriggled means:

13) Even though at the restaurant my mom requested the eggplant with no cheese, she received a huge serving of parmesan on top. Serving means:

14) Driving across the United States, the two friends became inseparable each time they arrived in a new state. They shared many good memories on that trip they would remember for the rest of their lives. Inseparable means:

15) Unlike Leo, who always played basketball in the park after school, Gabriel would consistently go to the library and study after school. Consistently means:

16) The only way to remove that dried, crusty glue was with a chemical

17) When you meet friends at a rendezvous, you meet

18) Resolved to get an A on her paper, LaShonda began writing it two weeks before it was due. Resolved means:

19) When I heard the wolf howl from my tent, my hands started trembling and my heart stopped . . . hopefully I would make it through this night alive! Trembling means:

20) The sale at the grocery store motivated my dad to buy four avocados instead of two. Motivated means:

21) Cooking dinner was her favorite activity until she triggered the fire alarm by burning the casserole in the oven. Triggered means:

22) The negative lab results clearly showed that the growth on her arm was completely benign. Benign means

23) After Kira wrote her first book, she pledged to her fans the sequel would be just as exciting as the first. Pledged to means:

24) As soon as the shot rang out, the runners dashed toward the finish line. Dashed means:

25) After Colby’s mom picked him up from school, they went to the bank to install a check. Install means: