ICAT/ASVAB - word knowledge

emphasize most nearly means - ANSWER Accentuate We will long remember our perilous journey - ANSWER Perilous- full of danger or risk. Inept most nearly means - ANSWER Bungling Adage most nearly means - ANSWER Adage- a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth. Means - proverb admonition (n) most nearly means - ANSWER Admonition- an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning. Most nearly means - warning. Decry (v) most nearly means - ANSWER Decry - publicly denounce Most nearly means - disparage moratorium (n) most nearly means - ANSWER Moratorium- a temporary prohibition of an activity. Most nearly means - suspension cajole (v) most nearly means - ANSWER Cajole - persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. Most nearly means - wheedle Most companies have a policy against nepotism - ANSWER Nepotism - the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. contentious most nearly means - ANSWER Contentious- causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. Most nearly means - quarrelsome unpretentious (adj) most nearly means - ANSWER Unpretentious- pleasantly simple and functional; modest. Most nearly means - simple