AFOQT Word Knowledge

Members of a team must UNIFY in order to succeed

a. play well

b. unite

c. discuss

d. compromise

b. unite

"Mitigate" most nearly means:

a. alleviate

b. project

c. solidify

d. theorize

a. alleviate

The word most opposite in meaning to "tranquil" is:

a. sordid

b. nearby

c. tumultuous

d. agreeable

c. tumultuous

"Incidental" most nearly means:

a. initiation

b. subordinate

c. fundamental

d. secretive

b. subordinate

"Eradicate" most nearly means:

a. annihilate

b. purchase

c. equivocate

d. stabilize

a. annihilate

"Innocuous" most nearly means:

a. commonplace

b. harmless

c. alluring

d. commencement

b. harmless

"Defiantly" most nearly means:

a. malleable

b. victorious

c. obstinate

d. certain

c. obstinate

"Belabor" most nearly means:

a. tax

b. overstate

c. create

d. undo

b. overstate

"Superfluous" most nearly means:

a. oversized

b. vital

c. displeasing

d. unnecessary

d. unnecessary

"Zenith" most nearly means:

a. accuracy

b. circumference

c. depth

d. pinnacle

d. pinnacle

"Skittish" most nearly means:

a. uneasy

b. scanty

c. sarcastic

d. serene

a. uneasy

The word most opposite in meaning to "mollify" is:

a. provoke

b. bestow

c. verify

d. romanticize

a. provoke

"Artifice" most nearly means:

a. pungent

b. consolation

c. ruse

d. biological

c. ruse

"Interminable" most nearly means:

a. infrequent

b. curable

c. random

d. perpetual

d. perpetual

The word most opposite in meaning to "veracity" is:

a. duplicity

b. opaqueness

c. credibility

d. uncleanliness

a. duplicity

The word most opposite in meaning to "rescind" is:

a. reproduce

b. aimless

c. disclaim

d. command

d. command

"Compensate" most nearly means:

a. remunerate

b. gratuity

c. threaten

d. seize

a. remunerate

BOARD

a. enter

b. travel

c. wash

d. stable

a. enter

PATHETIC

a. pitiful

b. dejected

c. regretful

d. sorrowful

a. pitiful

REPLENISH

a. stock

b. furnish

c. refill

d. provide

c. refill

TREPIDATION

a. confidence

b. nervousness

c. growth

d. ethical

b. nervousness

RECEPTACLE

a. section

b. sink

c. container

d. root

c. container

DEXTEROUS

a. lighthearted

b. clumsy

c. slight

d. adept

d. adept

AGILE

a. sprightly

b. dispirited

c. cold

d. staunch

a. sprightly

EXONERATED

a. castigated

b. admonished

c. scorned

d. absolve

d. absolve

OBFUSCATE

a. forget

b. obvious

c. reveal

d. conceal

d. conceal

EFFICACY

a. traveling

b. fatigue

c. enervation

d. effectiveness

d. effectiveness

BLUNDER

a. sneak

b. confuse

c. omit

d. err

d. err

COLLABORATE

a. collude

b. agree

c. cooperate

d. testify

c. cooperate

PRINCIPLE

a. loose

b. lawless

c. academic

d. fundamental

d. fundamental

DISPERSE

a. disrupt

b. momentum

c. gather

d. disseminate

d. disseminate

ASCERTAIN

a. confirm

b. disprove

c. invalidate

d. overlook

a. confirm

LAMINATED

a. fortified

b. imperfect

c. textured

d. overlaid

d. overlaid

CHASM

a. tight

b. smooth

c. gap

d. rock

c. gap

ELASTIC

a. flexible

b. malleable

c. turgid

d. rigid

a. flexible

MEDIATOR

a. coach

b. interviewer

c. meddler

d. peacemaker

d. peacemaker

BOMBASTIC

a. synergistic

b. loud

c. pretentious

d. clamorous

c. pretentious

PASTORAL

a. rural

b. patron

c. urban

d. church leader

a. rural

UTILITARIAN

a. downsize

b. atypical

c. pragmatic

d. earthy

c. pragmatic

PERPETUITY

a. continuing

b. ending

c. ceasing

d. stopping

a. continuing

DEFT

a. skillful

b. adept

c. slender

d. intellectual

a. skillful

DERIDE most nearly means

a. ridicule

b. push

c. compliment

d. drive

a. ridicule

The man was so DESOLATE that he didn't have a date for Friday night.

a. angry

b. lonely

c. shy

d. annoyed

b. lonely

When my FIDELITY was questioned, I became angry.

a. opinion

b. tact

c. faithfulness

d. honor

c. faithfulness

REMIT most nearly means:

a. request

b. complete

c. send back

d. give in

c. send back

LEGIBLE most nearly means:

a. available

b. readable

c. moveable

d. malleable

b. readable

the NEOPHYTE looked to the senior members of the group for direction.

a. elder

b. officer

c. beginner

d. soldier

c. beginner

FAWN most nearly means:

a. censure

b. neglect

c. hymn

d. praise

d. praise

Fortunately, they had an AUXILIARY police force

a. experienced

b. standard

c. backup

d. armed

c. backup

CIRCUMNAVIGATE most nearly means

a. join

b. sail

c. search

d. bypass

d. bypass

CASUALTY most nearly means:

a. calamity

b. wonder

c. blessing

d. purity

a. calamity

ABBREVIATE most nearly means:

a. work together

b. cut short

c. pull away

d. go around

b. cut short

LUMINOUS most nearly means:

a. dark

b. opaque

c. busy

d. radiating

d. radiating

BILATERAL most nearly means:

a. multiple

b. uni-lateral

c. both

d. two-sided

d. two-sided

The gloves weren't very DURABLE

a. lasting

b. attractive

c. fragile

d. translucent

a. lasting

His response to the insult seemed INVOLUNTARY and unexpected

a. uninteresting

b. unwilling

c. unacceptable

d. inappropriate

b. unwilling

Problems, when unresolved, tend to MULTIPLY

a. replicate

b. disappear

c. increase

d. explode

c. increase

There are FINITE number of possible solutions to every problem

a. limitless

b. fictitious

c. restricted

d. ridiculous

c. restricted