PCAT vocabulary practice test 40 of 128 Vocabulary Workshop


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Question 1 of 10: What is the meaning of "elated"?

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Correct answer: 1. very happy and excited; exultantly proud and joyful; overjoyed 2. make very proud, happy, or joyful


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Synonyms: Excite, Shake, Shake Up, Stimulate, Stir, animated, blissed out, blissful, cheered, cock-a-hoop, delighted, ecstatic, elevated, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, exultant, floating or walking on air, gleeful, in high spirits, in seventh heaven, joyful, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, over the moon, proud, puffed up, rapt, roused, sent

Antonyms: cast down, deject, dejected, demoralise, demoralize, depress, depressed, disappointed, discouraged, dismay, dispirit, dispirited, down, downcast, down in the dumps, get down, miserable, sad, sorrowful, troubled, unhappy, woebegone

2. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "elicit"?

(a) 1. not getting (a response, information, etc.) from someone 2. fail to get a response; be kept in dark

(b) 1. steal or share (a response, information, etc.) from someone 2. hide or deny; keep in dark

(c) 1. evoke or draw out (a response, information, etc.) from someone 2. draw out or entice forth; bring to light

(d) 1. request or wait for (a response, information, etc.) from someone 2. apply or request for; bring to reality

Answer: C

3. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "eloquent"?

(a) 1. persuasive in speaking or writing 2. characterized by fluent and persuasive speech 3. movingly or vividly expressive

(b) 1. helpful 2. willing to help others 3. constantly looking for ways to help

(c) 1. of an extremely advanced age 2. much older than is normal for one's species 3. extraordinarily old

(d) 1. unable to express oneself correctly with words 2. tongue tied 3. not effective in one's speech or writing

Answer: A

4. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "elucidate"?

(a) make ashamed, shy, or hard to follow, especially by saying something unnecessary or objectionable; harden; problematic

(b) make problems, enemies, or hard to understand, especially by giving unnecessary explanation or information; enmity; complexity

(c) make clear, plain, or easy to understand, especially by explanation or giving more information; clarify; explain

(d) make hard, complex, or hard to understand, especially by refusing to explain or give more information; make complex; harden

Answer: C

5. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "elude"?

(a) 1. ignore, defeat, or punish (a danger, enemy, or pursuer) by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade 2. fail to be merciful or kind 3. succeed to be achieved by (someone)

(b) 1. gain or win (a country, prize, or money) by quickness, cunning, etc.; deceive 2. succeed to be make money with the help of (someone) 3. succeed to be achieved by (someone)

(c) 1. avoid or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer) by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade 2. fail to be understood or remembered by (someone) 3. fail to be achieved by (someone)

(d) 1. ignore, cheat or hijack from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer) by quickness, cunning, etc.; deceive 2. fail to be honest or polite 3. fail to be achieved by (someone)

Answer: C

6. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "elusive"?





Answer: D

7. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "emaciated"?

(a) 1. free to act however one wants 2. not governed by any person or organization

(b) 1. extremely thin due to great hunger or illness

(c) 1. extremely frustrated with a specific situation 2. upset or angry due to one specific reason

(d) 1. free from the rule of one's parents or any other legal guardian

Answer: B

8. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "emancipate"?

(a) 1. to liberate someone or something 2. to free someone or something from bondage or control 3. to grant freedom and rights to someone

(b) 1. to attempt to convince someone to believe in something that one believes in 2. to convert

(c) 1. to waste away 2. to lose weight at an alarming rate due to starvation or severe illness

(d) 1. to dance quickly and without control 2. to lose oneself on the dance floor

Answer: A

9. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "emerge"?

(a) 1. to grow at a slow rate 2. to gradually develop 3. to slowly morph into something else

(b) 1. to shrink away 2. to hide oneself or to disguise one's identity 3. to be obscure

(c) 1. to jump out into view 2. to suddenly appear 3. to explode onto a specific scene

(d) 1. to appear 2. to come into view 3. to become known 4. to come into existence

Answer: D

10. PCAT Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "emollient"?

(a) a lack of the quality of softening, soothing, relaxing, or less painful, especially to the skin

(b) having the quality of softening, soothing, relaxing, or less painful, especially to the skin

(c) softening, soothing, relaxing, or soft medical treatment for serious patients

(d) a medicinal substance that softens, soothes, or relaxes a mental patient

Answer: B

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