ASVAB Word Knowledge Subtest 3

Laconic most nearly means ...

• melancholy (sad)

• concise

• punctual

• slothful

Subsume most nearly means ...

• belong

• include

• absorb

• understate

Our committee reached a concensus.

• quota

• presumption

• abridgement

• accord or agreement

Don't accuse him of being irresolute ...

• unobservant

• insubordinate

• impudent or rude

• wavering (unable to make a decision, wishy-washy)

Altercation is the opposite of ...

• agreement

• quarrel

• win

• lose

I auditioned for the play.

• Tried out so people could hear me say the lines

• Held a contest

• Took part in a reception

• Put up a display in a window

Unanimous is the opposite of ...

• everyone agrees

• no one agrees

• a unicorn

• a zebra

Novice most nearly means ...

• beginner

• expert

• a nun

• a minister

The drug will counteract any effect.

• neutralize, reduce its force or effect

• act out

• sit on a counter

• go under a counter

The opposite of diaphanous is ...

• solid and not see-through

• transparent

• the goddess Diaphne

• the god Zeus