ASVAB Test 30 - Word Knowledge

The word quiescence most nearly means ___________. suspend. revive. continue. promote.

The word stalwart most nearly means ___________. shy. loyal. coward. modest.

The word circumvent most nearly means ___________. avoid. allow. concise. release.

The word eminent most nearly means ___________. distinguised. dominant. fourthcoming. immediate.

The word pliable most nearly means ___________. gentle. inflexible. mild. manageable.

She was conversant in Spanish, German, and English. The word conversant most nearly means ___________. versed. ignorant. canonical. unskilled.

The defendant asked for clemency in his sentencing. The word clemency most nearly means ___________. brevity. no mercy. leniency. time.

The harvest of grapes was extremely abundant this year. The word abundant most nearly means ___________. sparse. plentiful. bitter. scarce.

The driver swerved purblindly all over the road. The word purblindly most nearly means ___________. carefully. willfully. cautiously. recklessly.

Kevin's dad said he would contemplate the decision before giving an answer. To contemplate most nearly means ___________. observe. disregard. ponder. discount.

The painted wall did not quite have the luster she was looking for. The word luster most nearly means ___________. darkness. matte. opacity. sheen.

The amalgamation of the two companies was seen as almost inevitable. The word amalgamation most nearly means ___________. closure. success. profitability. union.

Susan was going to concoct a scheme to get him to pay for the bill. To concoct most nearly means ___________. vamp. manipulative. devise. frame.

The chef hoped the meal would be as savory as he had described it. The word savory most nearly means ___________. insipid. pleasant. enticing. searing.

The sergeant ordered him to bivouac duty. The word bivouac most nearly means ___________. building. encampment. pontoon. concession.

She was surprised by the terse reply to her question. The word terse most nearly means ___________. lengthy. compact. gentle. abrupt.

Terry had no objections to the dissolution of the contract agreement. The word dissolution most nearly means ___________. construction. disintegration. detachment. degeneration.

We commiserated with the families of the fallen soldiers. The word commiserated most nearly means ___________. sympathized. cooperated. participated. capitalized.

The house was built with a staunch foundation. The word staunch most nearly means ___________. rugged. small. stiff. strong.

His speech impediment was a factor in not getting the promotion. The word impediment most nearly means ___________. style. eminence. hinderance. expression.

The commentator made several remarks about the breaking news that surprised the listeners. The word commentator most nearly means ___________. orator. passerby. corrspondent. onlooker.

She lounged on the couch, which upset her mother because she had chores to do. The word lounged most nearly means ___________. tilted. reclined. bounded. jumped.

The reporter concealed his sources. The word concealed most nearly means ___________. specified. hid. denied. cited.

Nobody questioned the veracity of his speech. The word veracity most nearly means ___________. intensity. truthfulness. intention. deceitfulness.

Jennifer thought the new dress was horrendous. The word horrendous most nearly means ___________. beautiful. flattering. daunting. awful.

Karen was hoping she could be one of the new members of the sorority. The word sorority most nearly means ___________. club. initiation. pageant. charity.

His short answer showed how naive he was on the topic. The word naive most nearly means ___________. experienced. aware. unknowing. unaffected.

The captain was going to sequester the troops because of their behavior. The word sequester most nearly means ___________. released. commend. seclude. combine.

My uncle always has a hankering for potato chips! The word hankering most nearly means ___________. distaste. dislike. yearning. ambivalence toward.

They commenced the contract on the first day of the new year. The word commenced most nearly means ___________. established. closed. started. dissolved.

The bottle was stogged in the sand. The word stogged most nearly means ___________. lying. broken. stuck. on top of.

The word bounteous most nearly means ___________. beholden. unaware. withdrawn. abundant.

Dawn's schoolwork was turning into drudgery with each passing hour. The word drudgery most nearly means ___________. fascinating. wastage. tedium. educational.

After improving the soil with mulch and compost, Dwayne found his garden to be quite fecund. The word fecund most nearly means ___________. slothful. dormant. dubious. productive.

The word verdant most nearly means ___________. mirthful. green. truculent. lovely.

The word timorous most nearly means ___________. gloating. strident. nervous. bellicose.

Tom had many good thoughts, but he was known to bloviate in his writing. The word bloviate most nearly means ___________. blemish. rant. exhume. transcribe.

The word verisimilitude most nearly means ___________. originality. falsity. authenticity. causality.

The word vacuous most nearly means ___________. swollen. blatant. mindless. tedious.

The word tumescent most nearly means ___________. waifish. forgotten. didactic. swollen.

Which word is the most opposite in meaning to the word venerable?. vivacious. unrespectable. beloved. wrathful.

The word acquiescence most nearly means ___________. foreclosure. striation. denial. consent.

The word effulgence most nearly means ___________. splendor. ugliness. regionality. pellucidity.

The senator won the election because of the fervor of his speeches and debates. The word most opposite in meaning to fervor is ___________. bawdry. vigor. apathy. flamboyance.

The word neophyte most nearly means ___________. balladeer. beginner. master. craftsman.

Ryan perjured himself in court, but his testimony was accepted nonetheless. The word perjure most nearly means ___________. sully. eviscerate. lie. soil.

The word ponderous most nearly means ___________. blithe. weighty. lamentable. wizened.

The word sapience most nearly means ___________. uniqueness. troublesomeness. wisdom. wispiness.

The word tableau most nearly means ___________. bundle. troupe. tabletop. arrangement.

Marge was valorous in her work repairing the house after the hurricane. The word valorous most nearly means ___________. perspicacious. withered. fearful. stouthearted.