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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.1 Vocabulary-In-Context. In this passage, "reviled" most nearly means...what?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.4 Vocabulary-In-Context. The word "prevailing" most nearly means...what?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 2.1 Vocabulary-In-Context. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word "staunch?"
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 2.3 Vocabulary-In-Context. Which of the following is the best definition of "formidable"?
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Thank you We sneak and here's your shmoop du jour
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brought to you by the navel oranges Check the wrong
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passage Spanish armada was a fleet of spanish ships that
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sailed against england Fifteen eighty eight intend to overthrow the
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queen of england and keep england from involving itself in
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spanish international affairs The spanish armada was defeated by the
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english navy in one of the most decisive and historically
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significant naval battles in history Some historians believe that if
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the spanish armada had not been defeated england would never
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have established itself Is a formidable empire on the course
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of history would have been significantly altered Which of the
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following is the best definition of formidable on here Potentially
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Five reasons well naval battles like these were similar to
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military battles only much much slower But when those money
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ship's finally did get into firing position well they were
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incredibly deadly This battle between spain and england changed history
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and helped make england a formidable empire in trying to
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find formidable best clue lies in the word defeated by
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defeating spain england proved it was formidable and formidable means
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well let's find out while england is certainly culturally sophisticated
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just look at those posh costume dramas But those fancy
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costumes didn't help them defeat spain Brute force was probably
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slightly more useful so we can eliminate option b And
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while the english empire became very wide reaching well that
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probably wasn't the key to their defeat of the spanish
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naval fleet in that battle anyway so sees out too
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and also doesn't make sense that england established itself as
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a naval empire after defeating the spanish armada I already
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had a navy unless those ships were holograms or something
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but they weren't so See you later d but ah
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powerful and commanding force would certainly be difficult to defeat
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Just look at the rock That guy right there Just
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like we thought powerful and commanding So there we have
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it The best definition of formidable is a so let's
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Give it up for the impact of a powerful navy
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