ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 105655 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.52
Score 0% 70%

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1 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
advance
iridescent
incumbent
opportune

Solution
The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer.
70% Answer Correctly
scamper
timid
demean
oblivious

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

3 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
intricate
ecstatic
elusive

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

4 Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind.
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abate
scamper
parity
hopeless

Solution
The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for parity is "equality.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

5 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
impartial
polarize
illuminate
aesthete

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."