ASVAB Word Knowledge

PRESTIGE most nearly means A. status B. assurance C. skepticism D. consideration

We will long remember our PERILOUS journey A. lengthy B. primitive C. chaotic D. hazardous

INEPT most nearly means A. selfish B. silly C. bungling D. choosy E. dull

ADAGE most nearly means A. receipt B. farewell C. proverb D. sum

ADMONITION most nearly means A. warning B. approval C. pressure D. recognition

DECRY most nearly means A. disparage B. commend C. distribute D. exalt

MORATORIUM most nearly means A. review B. disclosure C. probability D. suspension

CAJOLE most nearly means A. acquire B. harmonize C. wheedle D. discourage

Most companies have a policy against NEPOTISM A. stealing B. fund raising C. hiring relatives D. dating coworkers

CONTENTIOUS most nearly means A. accomplished B. quarrelsome C. greedy D. informal

UNPRETENTIOUS most nearly means A. simple B. forgiving C. complicated D. inappropriate

BROACH most nearly means A. justify B. forget C. ignore D. mention

COMMUNIQUE most nearly means A. order B. ritual C. message D. expression

VIRULENT most nearly means A. soft B. sour C. powerful D. abrasive

LAMBASTE most nearly means A. honor B. cajole C. initiate D. chastise

GHASTLY most nearly means A. fun B. lazy C. torrid D. awful

The brothers ran away in COWARDICE A. pain B. fear C. hopelessness D. temperance

RESIGNATION most nearly means A. losing B. waste C. acceptance D. pride

She promised to COOPERATE with the authorities A. fight B. talk C. work with D. placate