AFCT TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ADAMANT - Answer - hard; inflexible
AGGRAVATED - Answer - incited, especially deliberately, to anger
AMBIGUOUS - Answer - unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one
possible interpretation
AMELIORATE - Answer - to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
APPALLED - Answer - struck with fear, dread, or consternation
ARCHAIC - Answer - antiquated, old, out of use
BACKLASH - Answer - have an unexpected and undesired effect
BLUNDER - Answer - error; stupid mistake
CHIDE - Answer - to blame; scold
COMMENCE - Answer - to start; to begin
CONTEMPTUOUS - Answer - adj. lacking respect; scornful
DEPLORABLE - Answer - regrettable; very bad
DEVIANCE - Answer - state or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
DISTRAUGHT - Answer - distracted; deeply agitated; mentally deranged; crazed
EARMARK - Answer - to set aside for a special purpose; to mark an animal's ear for
identification; an identifying mark or feature
EMULATE - Answer - to copy; to try to equal or excel
ENLIGHTEN - Answer - To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to
EVASIVE - Answer - not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade:
avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
EXORBITANT - Answer - extravagant, greater than reasonable
GRAPPLE - Answer - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
GREGARIOUS - Answer - friendly
ANSWERS
ADAMANT - Answer - hard; inflexible
AGGRAVATED - Answer - incited, especially deliberately, to anger
AMBIGUOUS - Answer - unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one
possible interpretation
AMELIORATE - Answer - to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
APPALLED - Answer - struck with fear, dread, or consternation
ARCHAIC - Answer - antiquated, old, out of use
BACKLASH - Answer - have an unexpected and undesired effect
BLUNDER - Answer - error; stupid mistake
CHIDE - Answer - to blame; scold
COMMENCE - Answer - to start; to begin
CONTEMPTUOUS - Answer - adj. lacking respect; scornful
DEPLORABLE - Answer - regrettable; very bad
DEVIANCE - Answer - state or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
DISTRAUGHT - Answer - distracted; deeply agitated; mentally deranged; crazed
EARMARK - Answer - to set aside for a special purpose; to mark an animal's ear for
identification; an identifying mark or feature
EMULATE - Answer - to copy; to try to equal or excel
ENLIGHTEN - Answer - To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to
EVASIVE - Answer - not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade:
avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit
EXORBITANT - Answer - extravagant, greater than reasonable
GRAPPLE - Answer - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
GREGARIOUS - Answer - friendly
