ASVAB Test 25 - Word Knowledge

Over the past few years, body mass index (BMI), a ratio of a person's height and weight, has effectively become a proxy for whether a person is considered healthy. Many U.S. companies use their employees' BMIs as a factor in determining workers' health care costs. And people with higher BMIs could soon have to pay higher health insurance premiums, if a rule proposed in April by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is adopted. But a new study led by UCLA psychologists has found that using BMI to gauge health incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as "unhealthy," even though they are not. The word proxy, as used in the above passage, most nearly means __________. authority. go-between. representation. server.

In 2013, a gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest non volcanic slide in North America's modern history, and included two rock avalanches that happened 90 minutes apart and surprisingly triggered 16 small earthquakes, University of Utah scientists discovered. The landslide `" which moved at an average of almost 70 mph and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph `" left a deposit so large it "would cover New York's Central Park with about 20 meters (66 feet) of debris," the researchers report in the January 2014 cover study in the Geological Society of America magazine GSA Today. While earthquakes regularly trigger landslides, the gigantic landslide the night of April 10, 2013, is the first known to have triggered quakes. From the above passage, the reader can conclude that __________. the Utah copper mine landslide was the largest ever recorded in the world. the 2013 earthquakes were triggered by a volcano. the landslide was a slow-moving one. scientists would be surprised if another landslide created earthquakes.

The gold was kept in a secure vault. locked. safe. unknown. thick.

Assimilate most nearly means __________. absorb. react. pretend. lie.

Theorize most nearly means __________. know. speculate. study. travel.

Symmetrical most nearly means __________. uplifted. congruent. handsome. positive.

The exchange student was proficient in French, German, and English. poor. knowledgeable. adept. exacting.

The students were scheduled to observe a plenary session of Congress. scheduled. example. special. full.

He tried to goad his audience. insult. incite. please. bore.

He ran headlong into the fight. headfirst. reluctantly. happily. recklessly.

Flagrant most nearly means ___________. quiet. amazing. delayed. glaring.

The word most opposite in meaning to stimulate is __________. support. arrest. travel. dislike.

Legacy most nearly means ___________. history. bequest. story. will.

The actions of the CEO were unconscionable. clever. illegal. excessive. automatic.

The sergeant gave his reasoned opinion. irate. logical. impressive. uninformed.

Laudable most nearly means ___________. loud. fluid. commendable. transparent.

The brass was burnished. yellow. old. expensive. polished.

The commodity was sold. product. stock. idea. table.

Her motives were oblique. pure. emotional. obscure. amusing.

Superfluous most nearly means ___________. superior. unnecessary. helpful. expensive.

The word most opposite in meaning to hypocrisy is __________. honesty. happy. angry. threatening.

The report indicated a significant hemorrhage of corporate earnings. gain. payout. trade. loss.

The army soldiers were ordered to immediate garrison duty. field. combat. latrine. fort.

Fiscal most nearly means ___________. year. financial. calendar. three months.

Domicile most nearly means ___________. office. domestic. home. vaction.

Abate most nearly means ___________. recover. aid. foreclose. end.

To commission most nearly means ___________. to give. to rescind. to earn. to authorize.

He gave a succinct account of the events. passionate. lengthy. uncensored. concise.

The vote resulted in the demise of the proposed new law. passage. death. postponment. abatement.

The politician exuded charisma. odors. falseness. charm. generosity.

Burrow most nearly means ___________. deepen. hide. nestle. jump.

That custom still prevails. angers. persists. surprises. excites.

Contravene most nearly means ___________. invade. obstruct. argue. reverse.

Chasm most nearly means ___________. hole. sky. mountain. valley.

Fundamental most nearly means ___________. radical. religious. basic. excessive.

Susceptible most nearly means ___________. travel. resistant. limited. gulible.

To emit most nearly means ___________. to give off. to smell. to contain. to admit.

Ardent most nearly means ___________. trustworthy. passion. diligent. busy.

It was a sturdy table. well-built. ugly. thick. small.

Listless most nearly means ___________. gullible. inattentive. lazy. practical.

Brevity is the soul of wit. beauty. intelligence. terseness. humor.

Pare most nearly means ___________. cut. fruit. two. umbrella.

He facilitated her promotion. hindered. helped. disliked. ignored.

The word most opposite in meaning to perpetuate is __________. kill. preserve. small. structure.

The spectator enjoyed the game. competitor. observer. referee. organizer.

Sally was such a precocious child. tall. talkative. shy. smart.

The teacher cited some examples. memorized. finished. specified. examined.

The word most opposite in meaning to sentinel is __________. guard. prisoner. pilot. teacher.

Illustrious most nearly means ___________. illustrated. famous. foolish. intelligent.

Fallacious most nearly means ___________. invalid. delightful. noisy. overlooked.