ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 3
- Synonyms and Words in Context 3
- 10 questions
- 8 minutes
Choose the word or phrase that most nearly means the given word. When the word appears in a sentence, try each option in its place and keep the one that does not change the meaning.
Tap an option to mark your answer. You can change your mind, or tap the same option again to leave the question blank. The correct answers and explanations appear when you finish the test.Tap an option to answer; tap it again to leave the question blank.
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Question 1
Adept most nearly means
Correct answer: B
An adept person is very good at something, as in "adept at reading maps." Eager describes wanting to do something, not being good at it.
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Question 2
The volcano has been dormant for nearly three hundred years.
Dormant most nearly means
Correct answer: C
A dormant volcano is not erupting now but could become active again. The sentence gives a long span of time, which fits a period of inactivity.
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Question 3
Coerce most nearly means
Correct answer: A
To coerce someone is to make them do something by threats or pressure. Rewarding or praising a person encourages them without force.
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Question 4
The suspect managed to elude the police for three weeks.
Elude most nearly means
Correct answer: D
To elude is to avoid being caught or found. Following the police would be the opposite of what a suspect who stays free for weeks is doing.
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Question 5
Fortify most nearly means
Correct answer: D
To fortify is to make something stronger, as when soldiers fortify a position with sandbags. A fort is a strengthened place, which is a useful memory aid.
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Question 6
Vegetation is sparse in the high desert, so the hills look brown most of the year.
Sparse most nearly means
Correct answer: A
Sparse means present only in small amounts, spread far apart. The brown hills show that there are few plants, the opposite of thick and crowded.
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Question 7
Ponder most nearly means
Correct answer: C
To ponder is to think about something carefully before deciding. It has nothing to do with refusing (turning down) an offer.
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Question 8
Benevolent most nearly means
Correct answer: B
A benevolent person wishes others well and tries to help them. A benevolent donor may be wealthy, but the word itself describes kindness, not money.
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Question 9
The rules were so rigid that the officer could not make a single exception.
Rigid most nearly means
Correct answer: B
Rigid means stiff and not able to bend; rules that allow no exceptions are inflexible. Unclear rules would leave room for exceptions rather than prevent them.
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Question 10
His hasty decision to skip the map check cost the team an hour.
Hasty most nearly means
Correct answer: A
A hasty decision is made too quickly, without enough thought, which is why it cost the team time. Careful is nearly the opposite.
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