UPCAT REVIEW (LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY)

1. 1) The construction team had an arduous task of rehabilitating the houses destroyed by the typhoon.

• challenging

• difficult

• straightforward

• exigent

2) Disposing toxic waste into rivers has a deleterious effect on the environment.

• beneficial

• devastating

• developmental

• harmful

3) The lone activist desists foreign invasion.

• embrace

• stop

• continue

• welcome

4) Although the commendation was delayed, the press secretary recognized the exemplary services of the journalists.

• cautionary

• commendable

• prolific

• fraudulent

5) Yes, the attack was devoid of tactical planning.

• critical

• present

• lacking

• comprehensive

6) The fickle-minded policy maker failed to deliver once again.

• enigmatic

• charismatic

• treacherous

• indecisive

7) Slaves languish in pain when they get whipped by their masters.

• become weak

• flourish

• faint

• vulnerable

8) The prisoner's bitterness evoked by the war still resides in his heart.

• resentment

• kindness

• awareness

• lessons

9) The committee members acceded to the protesters' demands.

• refute

• yield

• amended

• antagonized

10) The president wanted to extricate himself from the issue to avoid controversy.

• disconnect

• entangle

• include

• assign