ASVAB/ICAT - word knowledge

ASVAB/ICAT - 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

Broach most nearly means - Answer To mention