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"His record provides no reason for apprehension." Apprehension most nearly means:

Anxiety. Apprehension is worry about what might happen.

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Why: Apprehension here means fear or worry about the future, so anxiety fits. The sentence says his good record gives no reason to worry.

Huh, didn't know that: Apprehension can also mean an arrest, but the sentence makes the worry meaning the right one.

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Answer: Anxiety. Apprehension here means fear or worry about the future, so anxiety fits. The sentence says his good record gives no reason to worry.

  1. Apprehension Definition and Meaning | Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprehension
    suspicion or fear especially of future evil
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Apprehension Definition and Meaning | Merriam-Webster www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprehension
    seizure by legal process : arrest
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. Word Knowledge Sample Questions | Official ASVAB www.officialasvab.com/word-knowledge-wk
    His record provides no reason for apprehension.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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