ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 110919 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.08
Score 0% 82%

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1 Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
duplicity
renovate
immoderate
untenable

Solution
The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

2 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
moderate
immoderate
rehash
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."

3 Proximity most nearly means:
90% Answer Correctly
deferment
inauspicious
apathetic
nearness

Solution
The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
advantageous
epitaph
crafty
exception

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

5 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
81% Answer Correctly
grandiose
corrosive
medium
prominence

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."