ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test

The Word Knowledge section of the ASVAB practice test assesses your understanding of word meanings, synonyms, and antonyms. It’s an important section for your AFQT score. Our ASVAB Word Knowledge practice test contains 16 questions that must be answered within 8 minutes.


1. Rigid most nearly means the opposite of:

 
 
 
 

2. Quiescent most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

3. The word most opposite in meaning to tranquil is:

 
 
 
 

4. Terse most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

5. Mitigate most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

6. Ambiguous most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

7. Happy most nearly means the opposite of:

 
 
 
 

8. The teenager abandoned his job because he found it to be onerous.

 
 
 
 

9. Disparate most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

10. Contrived most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

11. The new senator was a man of candor.

 
 
 
 

12. She did not condone his insubordination.

 
 
 
 

13. The word most opposite in meaning to rescind is:

 
 
 
 

14. Adversary most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

15. Ebullient most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

16. Antipathy most nearly means:

 
 
 
 

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