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WORD KNOWLEDGE [UNIONTESTPREP] | [ASVAB] EXAM
QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -56 Questions and Answers
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Question 1: The harvest of grapes was extremely "abundant" this year.
The word "abundant", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
plentiful
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An abundant harvest is one that is plentiful.
Question 2: The house was built with a "staunch" foundation.
The word "staunch", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
strong
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Staunch is of strong or firm construction. Although stiff is a close definition, it is not the best one.
Question 3: The word "adobe" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
brick
Question 4: The reporter "concealed" his sources.
The word "concealed", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
hid
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If something is concealed, it is secreted away or hidden,
Question 5: The word "fragility" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
delicacy
Question 6: The word "restitution" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
damages
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A good first test for synonyms is to see if the two words can be used interchangeably in a sentence. In this case, you can pay restitution and you can pay damages.Question 7: The chef hoped the meal would be as "savory" as he had described it.The word "savory", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
pleasant
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If something is savory it means it is pleasing to the taste, typically due to salty or spicy seasoning.Question 8: The word most opposite in meaning to the word "vitalize" is ____.
Answer:
dishearten
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Whereas vitalize is a positive word meaning to give energy, dishearten means causing someone to lose hope or confidence, which is the opposite.Question 9: The "amalgamation" of the two companies was seen as almost inevitable.The word "amalgamation", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
union
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The two companies merged into one union because amalgamation is the act of combining or uniting.
Question 10: The word "pliable" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
malleable
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Things that are flexible or malleable are pliable and easily bent or changed.
Question 11: The word "stalwart" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
loyal
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A stalwart person is loyal and reliable.
Question 12: The word "eminent" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
distinguished
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Be careful not to confuse this with the homonym imminent, which means "to come immediately".Eminent people are distinguished and esteemed.
Question 13: The driver swerved "purblindly" all over the road.
The word "purblindly", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
recklessly
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Swerving purblindly suggests driving in a reckless manner.Question 14: They "commenced" the contract on the first day of the new year.The word "commenced", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
started
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When something commences it is started or begun.
Question 15: The word "dossier" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
portfolio
Question 16: The word "crevasse" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
ravine
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A river is a large flowing stream of water that may have started as a trickle of water passing through a ravine or crevasse.
Question 17: The word "retract" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
cancel
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Retract means to cancel or withdraw
Question 18: The word "demurral" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
disagreement
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Demurral is a form of polite disagreement; agreement would be the opposite.
Question 19: The word "verdant" most nearly means ____.
Answer:
green
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If something is verdant, it is green and lush with foliage.
Question 20: Jennifer thought the new dress was "horrendous".
The word "horrendous", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
awful
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If horrendous makes you think of horror or horrible, then you would select awful as the correct answer choice.
Question 21: She was "conversant" in Spanish, German, and English.
The word "conversant", as it is used in the sentence, most nearly means ____.
Answer:
versed
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People who are conversant have a familiarity or knowledge about something.
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