Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers Reviewer

Part I General Education

A. Communication Arts

A. Direction: Select the word or phrase which means most nearly the same as the underlined word or expression.

1. Plunder means most nearly

a. discriminating                                         c. frivolous

b. fatigue                                                      d. illegal enrichment of a public official                                                                                               using his office

2. Ingress means most nearly

a. gallantry                                                   c. embarkation

b. delicate                                                     d. expedite

3. Insipid means most nearly

a. obstinate                                                  c. character less

b. delineate                                                  d. formulate

4. Sly means most nearly

a. clever                                                        c. disposed

b. depressed                                                d. employ

5. Abscord means most nearly

a. devaluate                                                 c. steal away

b. obsolete                                                   d. esquire

6. Vox Populi, Vox Dei means most nearly

a. the population is correct

b. the population believe in God

c. the voice of the people is the voice of God

d. God resides in the people

7. Hypocritical means most nearly

a. sincerity                                                    c. picky

b. artificial attitude                                    d. man-of-war

8. Jocularity means most nearly

a. witiness                                                    c. hurdle

b. jiggly                                                         d. comedic

9. Trenchant means most nearly

a. trendy                                                       c. subterfuge

b. clear-cut                                                   d. permit

10. anthropomorphism means most nearly

a. inhuman                                                   c. loopholes

b. giving human qualities                         d.eclat

11. Loggerhead means most nearly

a. friendly accord                                       c. hectarage

b. in quarrel some disagreement           d. comedic

12. Cogito ergo sum means most nearly

a. sacred passage                                       c. utter nuisance

b. stoppage                                                  d. I think, therefore I am

13. perdition means most nearly

a. proselyte                                                  c. utter destruction

b. put together                                           d. rehabilitation

14. inanity means most nearly

a. emptiness                                    c. imputation

b. fullness                                                     d. distress

15. Impeachment means most nearly

a. impartial                                                   c. . judicious

b. charge a public official                         d. criminal charge