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AFOQT Word Knowledge, AFOQT
Word Knowledge Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Denounce Ans: To condemn or censure; publicly declare to be
wrong or evil.
Relinquish Ans: Renounce or surrender
Concurrent Ans: Occurring simultaneously
Dexterity Ans: Skill in using hands/body
Indolent Ans: Lazy
Demeanor Ans: Behavior
Specious Ans: Deceptive; false; superficially plausible, but actually
wrong.
Mercurial Ans: Unpredictably changeable
Audacity Ans: Boldness
Protagonist Ans: Main character
Antagonist Ans: Opponent; enemy
Adversary Ans: Enemy; person/group who opposes/attacks
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Mason Ans: Person who build with materials like bricks, tiles, stone,
etc.
Trowel Ans: Tool used by a mason
Perjure Ans: Make a false statement under oath
Ordinance Ans: Rule or regulation
Ordance Ans: Cannon or artillery
Tepid Ans: Warm
Ordination Ans: Formal inauguration of a priest
Meander Ans: Proceed by/take a winding or indirect course;
wander aimlessly
Intransigent Ans: Uncompromising; inflexible
Intrepid Ans: Courageous; dauntless
Attrition Ans: Act of wearing down
Impartial Ans: Unbiased;fair
Incidental Ans: minor
Notorious Ans: well-known
Dauntless Ans: Fearless
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Portend Ans: Give warning beforehand
Feign Ans: to pretend; fake
Virulent Ans: highly infective
Voratious Ans: Insatiably hungry
Gawdy Ans: Excessively showy
Meretricious Ans: Tawdry; show of flashy/vulgar attractions
Rustic Ans: Living in the country
Tacit Ans: Understood w/o being openly expressed
Erratic Ans: deviating from the usual or proper course in
conduct/opinion; lacking consistency
Fervent Ans: Intense; ardent
Ardent Ans: Intense
Arbitrary Ans: Selected at random
Confound Ans: Confuse; perplex
Consecrate Ans: Set apart as sacred
Conceive Ans: Form in the mind
Constabulary Ans: Armed police force
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Placate Ans: Appease; conciliate
Appease Ans: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or
contentment; pacify; soothe
Tacit Ans: Silent; quiet
Tact Ans: having sense of what to say in difficult situations
Brazen Ans: Shameless; bold
Morsel Ans: bite; small portion of food
Impart Ans: make known; communicate
Jejune Ans: uninteresting or empty
Impudent Ans: Shameless
Denumerable Ans: Countable
Prototype Ans: Original model; paragon
Paragon Ans: Prototype
Versatile Ans: Having the ability to change from one task to
another
Snub Ans: Rebuff; ignore
Synonym: spurn
AFOQT Word Knowledge, AFOQT
Word Knowledge Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Denounce Ans: To condemn or censure; publicly declare to be
wrong or evil.
Relinquish Ans: Renounce or surrender
Concurrent Ans: Occurring simultaneously
Dexterity Ans: Skill in using hands/body
Indolent Ans: Lazy
Demeanor Ans: Behavior
Specious Ans: Deceptive; false; superficially plausible, but actually
wrong.
Mercurial Ans: Unpredictably changeable
Audacity Ans: Boldness
Protagonist Ans: Main character
Antagonist Ans: Opponent; enemy
Adversary Ans: Enemy; person/group who opposes/attacks
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Mason Ans: Person who build with materials like bricks, tiles, stone,
etc.
Trowel Ans: Tool used by a mason
Perjure Ans: Make a false statement under oath
Ordinance Ans: Rule or regulation
Ordance Ans: Cannon or artillery
Tepid Ans: Warm
Ordination Ans: Formal inauguration of a priest
Meander Ans: Proceed by/take a winding or indirect course;
wander aimlessly
Intransigent Ans: Uncompromising; inflexible
Intrepid Ans: Courageous; dauntless
Attrition Ans: Act of wearing down
Impartial Ans: Unbiased;fair
Incidental Ans: minor
Notorious Ans: well-known
Dauntless Ans: Fearless
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Portend Ans: Give warning beforehand
Feign Ans: to pretend; fake
Virulent Ans: highly infective
Voratious Ans: Insatiably hungry
Gawdy Ans: Excessively showy
Meretricious Ans: Tawdry; show of flashy/vulgar attractions
Rustic Ans: Living in the country
Tacit Ans: Understood w/o being openly expressed
Erratic Ans: deviating from the usual or proper course in
conduct/opinion; lacking consistency
Fervent Ans: Intense; ardent
Ardent Ans: Intense
Arbitrary Ans: Selected at random
Confound Ans: Confuse; perplex
Consecrate Ans: Set apart as sacred
Conceive Ans: Form in the mind
Constabulary Ans: Armed police force
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Placate Ans: Appease; conciliate
Appease Ans: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or
contentment; pacify; soothe
Tacit Ans: Silent; quiet
Tact Ans: having sense of what to say in difficult situations
Brazen Ans: Shameless; bold
Morsel Ans: bite; small portion of food
Impart Ans: make known; communicate
Jejune Ans: uninteresting or empty
Impudent Ans: Shameless
Denumerable Ans: Countable
Prototype Ans: Original model; paragon
Paragon Ans: Prototype
Versatile Ans: Having the ability to change from one task to
another
Snub Ans: Rebuff; ignore
Synonym: spurn
