Free Printable ASVAB Word Knowledge

1.

Adversity most nearly means

a)

Help

b)

Hardship

c)

Love

d)

Ease

2.

Caustic most nearly means

a)

Smooth

b)

Corrosive

c)

Soft

d)

Heavy

3.

They tired not to mar the furniture

a)

Spoil

b)

Move

c)

Overturn

d)

Sell

4.

Zest most nearly means

a)

Enjoyment

b)

Sadness

c)

Stealth

d)

Annoyance

5.

Several of the people in the audience began to sway

a)

Tumble head-over-heals

b)

Move back and forth

c)

Laugh

d)

Jump around

6.

Enigma most nearly means

a)

Pleasure

b)

Discomfort

c)

Celebration

d)

Mystery

7.

Punctual most nearly means

a)

Missing

b)

Prompt

c)

Late

d)

Quick

8.

Loiter most nearly means

a)

Dawdle

b)

Dive

c)

Enlarge

d)

Lose

9.

Fortunately they had an auxiliary light.

a)

Bright

b)

Helping

c)

Halogen

d)

Welcoming

10.

You could tell that the carpenter was deft with his tools.

a)

Angry

b)

Foreign

c)

Skillful

d)

Carless

11.

Meander most nearly means

a)

Skip

b)

Scold

c)

Wander

d)

Want

12.

Parsimony most nearly means

a)

Generosity

b)

Stinginess

c)

Willingness

d)

Payment

13.

The crop was extremely prolific this year

a)

Wasted

b)

Barren

c)

Necessary

d)

Fruitful

14.

Pithy most nearly means

a)

Full

b)

Concise

c)

Enlarged

d)

Incomplete

15.

The movie seemed bizarre to the crowd.

a)

Exciting

b)

Slow

c)

Scary

d)

Strange

16.

The gathering was a tribute to the policemen.

a)

Show of respect

b)

Protest

c)

Dinner

d)

Payment

17.

The man was accused of slandering opponent.

a)

Hitting gently

b)

Speaking untruth

c)

Pleasing

d)

Tricking

18.

Somber most nearly means

a)

Straight

b)

Tipsy

c)

Elevated

d)

Grave

19.

The mansions indicated the town’s affluence.

a)

Decline

b)

Growth

c)

Silence

d)

Wealth

20.

Docile most nearly means

a)

Sweet

b)

Easily led

c)

Soft

d)

Heavy

21.

Hale most nearly means

a)

Wet

b)

Healthy

c)

Snowy

d)

Ill

22.

The old man became reclusive.

a)

Annoyed

b)

Solitary

c)

Queasy

d)

Obstinate

23.

His work was of the highest caliber.

a)

Price

b)

Quality

c)

Respect

d)

Size

24.

Infinite most nearly means

a)

Endless

b)

Original

c)

Marked

d)

Happy

25.

Opulent most nearly means

a)

Golden

b)

Wealthy

c)

Slim

d)

Empty

26.

Trite most nearly means

a)

Pleasurable

b)

Ordinary

c)

Magnificent

d)

Tawdry

27.

Vital most nearly means

a)

Healthy

b)

Essential

c)

Wasted

d)

Needless

28.

My mother gave me a present as an incentive.

a)

Surprise

b)

Motivator

c)

Punishment

d)

Accident

29.

The workers began to raze the old building.

a)

Burn

b)

Sell

c)

Repair

d)

Demolish

30.

Scurry most nearly means

a)

Tumble

b)

Stroll

c)

Clean

d)

Scamper

31.

Prudent most nearly means

a)

Toothy

b)

Wise

c)

Careless

d)

Willing

32.

Ardent most nearly means

a)

Passionate

b)

Starchy

c)

Ignorant

d)

Final

33.

Bland most nearly means

a)

Gourmet

b)

Tasteless

c)

Landlocked

d)

Homey

34.

Solicit as much advice as possible before your trip.

a)

Worry about

b)

Take

c)

Ask for

d)

Scorn

35.

In the interim, I used my brother’s car.

a)

Winter

b)

Meantime

c)

Morning

d)

First stage

36.

Collusion most nearly means

a)

Amateur

b)

Directive

c)

Conspiracy

d)

Odyssey

37.

Foible most nearly means

a)

Trickery

b)

Rumor

c)

Rubble

d)

Shortcoming

38.

Repugnant most nearly means

a)

Revolting

b)

Mistrustful

c)

Earnest

d)

Confident

39.

Malleable most nearly means

a)

Rowdy

b)

Hateful

c)

Adaptable

d)

Forthright

40.

Coalesce most nearly means

a)

Referee

b)

Combine

c)

Reveal

d)

Encircle

41.

Mr. Emerson rebuffed His coworker that has nearly the same meaning as the underline word.

a)

Snubbed

b)

Regretted

c)

Collected

d)

Alerted

42.

The Salvation Army has many services to help the city’s indigent population.

a)

Important

b)

Needy

c)

Fortunate

d)

Young

43.

It has many years before church members could put the bitter schism behind them and move forward.

a)

Secret

b)

Idol

c)

Belief

d)

Split

44.

It didn’t take long for the malcontent factory workers to voice their anger over the new rules.

a)

Developed

b)

Experienced

c)

Sympathetic

d)

Dissatisfied

45.

Quitting his job with no prospects for new employment left Joseph in a precarious position.

a)

Practical

b)

Risky

c)

Tired

d)

Healthy

46.

The word opposite in meaning to foray is:

a)

Raid

b)

Retreat

c)

Species

d)

Pattern

47.

The word most opposite in meaning to trite is:

a)

Enraged

b)

Famous

c)

Devilish

d)

Original

48.

The word most opposite in meaning to precipitous is:

a)

Lavish

b)

Gradual

c)

Random

d)

Coarse

49.

The word most opposite in meaning to subjugate is:

a)

Submit

b)

Risk

c)

Arrange

d)

Stretch

50.

The word most opposite in meaning to brevity is:

a)

Goodness

b)

Ancestry

c)

Length

d)

Support

51.

Time promised to meet us at the apex.

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

c)

Canyon

d)

River

52.

Brittle most nearly means

a)

Soft

b)

Fragile

c)

Study

d)

Hard

53.

Datum most nearly means

a)

Fiscal year date

b)

Congruence

c)

Fact

d)

Positive result

54.

The exchange student was proficient in French, German, and English.

a)

Poor

b)

Knowledge

c)

Adept

d)

Exacting

55.

The judged imposed a severe penalty due to Tom’s actions.

a)

Scheduled

b)

Made an example of

c)

Levied

d)

Questioned

56.

Mary went to the store and bought peanuts galore.

a)

Abundant

b)

Salty

c)

On sale

d)

Roasted

57.

He ran headlong into the fight.

a)

Headfirst

b)

Reluctantly

c)

Happily

d)

Recklessly

58.

Frugal most nearly means

a)

Quiet

b)

Amazing

c)

Delayed

d)

Economical

59.

The word most opposite in meaning to stimulate is

a)

Support

b)

Arrest

c)

Delayed

d)

Economical

60.

Licit most nearly means

a)

Historical

b)

Lawful

c)

Storied

d)

Willfully

61.

Vacate most nearly means

a)

Crawl

b)

Impel

c)

Exhume

d)

Leave

62.

The sergeant gave his reasoned opinion.

a)

Irate

b)

Logical

c)

Impressive

d)

Uninformed

63.

Tacit most nearly means

a)

Loud

b)

Understood

c)

Commendable

d)

Transparent

64.

The brass was not burnished.

a)

Yellow

b)

Dull

c)

Expensive

d)

Polished

65.

The commodity was not.

a)

Product

b)

Stock

c)

Idea

d)

Table

66.

Her motives were contrived.

a)

Premeditated

b)

Emotional

c)

Obscure

d)

Amusing

67.

Supplicants most nearly means

a)

Make superior

b)

To be unnecessary

c)

To beg

d)

To be expansive

68.

The word most OPPOSITE in meaning to hypocrisy is

a)

Honestly

b)

Happy

c)

Angry

d)

Threatening

69.

Bob found the peached to be extremely succulent.

a)

Large

b)

Tasteless

c)

Old

d)

Juicy

70.

The army soldiers were ordered to immediate garrison duty.

a)

Field

b)

Combat

c)

Latrine

d)

Fort

71.

Furtherance most nearly means

a)

Advancement

b)

Finance

c)

Practicality

d)

Destruction

72.

Domicile most nearly means

a)

Office

b)

Shopping

c)

Home

d)

Vacation

73.

Abrogate most nearly means

a)

Recover

b)

Aid

c)

Foreclose

d)

Abolish

74.

Compensation most nearly means

a)

Religion

b)

Commission

c)

Boathouse

d)

Shower

75.

He gave a brusque account of the events.

a)

Passionate

b)

Lengthy

c)

Uncensored

d)

Concise

76.

The vote resulted i the demise of the proposed new law.

a)

Passage

b)

Death

c)

Postponed

d)

Abatement

77.

We commemorated our veterans during the ceremony.

a)

Denied

b)

Remembered

c)

Thanked

d)

Took pictures of

78.

Bore most nearly means

a)

Deepen

b)

Hide

c)

Burrow

d)

Jump

79.

That custom still prevails.

a)

Angers

b)

Persists

c)

Surprises

d)

Excites

80.

Defray most nearly means

a)

Invade

b)

Obstruct

c)

Pay

d)

Reverse

81.

Chasm most nearly means

a)

Abyss

b)

Sky

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

82.

Fundamental most nearly means

a)

Radical

b)

Religious

c)

Basic

d)

Excessive

83.

Susceptible most nearly means

a)

Travel

b)

Resistant

c)

Limited

d)

Vulnerable

84.

Emblem most nearly means

a)

Symbol

b)

Picture

c)

Statue

d)

Religion

ASVAB Word Knowledge

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