WORD KNOWLEDGE WK (ASVAB) (part 1)

·Emphasize· most nearly means: justify. demean. calculate. accentuate.

·Quarantine· most nearly means: suggest. substitute. possess. isolate.

His letter ·lashed· yesterday's editorial. denied. attacked. examined. questioned.

·Grand· most nearly means: practical. standard. magnificent. burdensome.

·Solitary· most nearly means: alone. placid. unloving. uncertain.

·Defeated· most nearly means: silent. beaten. absent. involved.

She prepared the ·agenda· for the meeting. invitations. equipment needed. publicity. list of things to be done.

They ·harbored· abandoned cats. found. set free. drowned. sheltered.

·Prosper· most nearly means: thrive. invent. search. accuse.

His job was to ·ERADICATE· all pests. get rid of. report on. protect. collect.

His job is to ·APPRAISE· the jewels. display. secure. find buyer for. judge value of.

·Stern· most nearly means: strict. critical. exaggerated. unreasonable.

·Mimic· most nearly means: omit. imitate. depict. comment.

They worked together to produce the ·maximum· results. best informed. longest running. brightest colored. greatest possible.

·Prestige· most nearly means: status. assurance. skepticism. consideration.

·Frolic· most nearly means: play. fidget. upset. entertain.

·Durable· most nearly means: colorful. flimsy. modern. resilient.

·Defective· most nearly means: faulty. invisible. insecure. offensive.

·Contradictions· most nearly means: announcements. oppositions. details. praises.

This is one of the ·EXTERNAL· signs of a faulty motor. hidden. outer. serious. minor.

·Surpass· most nearly means: compete. exceed. direct. finish.

We will long remember our ·PERILOUS· journey. lengthy. primitive. chaotic. hazardous.

·Complexity· most nearly means: majority. intricacy. entirety. simplicity.

·Blemish· most nearly means: defect. blend. shame. decoration.

·Infuriate· most nearly means: warm. examine. attack. enrage.

You are invited to my ·ABODE·: home. office. wedding. graduation.

·Inept· most nearly means: selfish. silly. bungling. choosy.

·Oppressive· most nearly means: inaccurate. tyrannical. contrary. painful.

·Void· most nearly means: uneven. empty. irregular. certain. firm.

·Fervently· most nearly means: passionately. expectantly. fancifully. painfully.

·Nurture· most nearly means: acquire. neglect. cultivate. regulate.

·Projectile· most nearly means. assignment. machine. missile. column.

·Surplus· most nearly means: advantage. excess. summit. junk.

You'll just have to ·GROPE· your way through the darkness. shield. charge. hasten. fumble.

·Inaugurate· most nearly means: inspire. induct. transfer. reconcile.

·Adage· most nearly means: receipt. farewell. proverb. sum.

·Devout· most nearly means: open. pious. loose. wicked.

·Erratically· most nearly means: irregularly. outrageously. frightfully. incorrectly.

·Sustain· most nearly means: cease. continue. tolerate. speculate.

The cashier ·NEGATED· the charge on the item. forgot. nullified. questioned. disputed.

They CONSOLED each other after the accident. vindicated. arraigned. esteemed. solaced.

·Crass· most nearly means. brief. crude. split. stubborn.

·Skepticism· most nearly means: consideration. mannerism. cynicism. pliability.

·Admonition· most nearly means: warning. approval. pressure. recognition.

·Embody· most nearly means: cloak. exemplify. camouflage. discourage.

·Peruse· most nearly means: study. begin. ferment. convince.

·Unpretentious· most nearly means: simple. forgiving. complicated. inappropriate.

·Decry· most nearly means. disparage. commend. distribute. exalt.

·Cajole· most nearly means: acquire. harmonize. wheedle. discourage.

·Moratorium· most nearly means: review. disclosure. probability. suspension.

·Contentious· most nearly means. accomplished. quarrelsome. greedy. informal.

Most companies have a policy against NEPOTISM. stealing. fundraising. hiring relatives. dating coworkers.

·Broach· most nearly means: justify. forget. ignore. ignore.

·Lambaste· most nearly means: honor. cajole. initiate. chastise.

·Construe· most nearly means: direct. interpret. cover up. educate.

·Virulent· most nearly means: cowardice. Noxious. prognosis. durable.

·Ghastly· most nearly means: infuriate. void. awful. defective.

·Cowardice· most nearly means: admonition. peruse. complexity. fear.

·Resignation· most nearly means: acceptance. eradicate. defeated. prestige.

·Cooperate· most nearly means: greatest possible. judge value of. hiring relatives. to work with.

·Prognosis· most nearly means: fervently. forecast. blemish. devout.

·Conceit· most nearly means: console. external. perilous. vanity.

·Condemn· most nearly means: list of things to be done. to disapprove strongly. magnificent. consideration.