ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 11514 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
Score 0% 73%

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1 Procrastinate most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gargantuan
delay
indecorous
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally." Used in a sentence: Yvonne's father urged, "Don't procrastinate. Clean your room right away." The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

2 Penurious most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
parity
frugal
pomp
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

3 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
trove
opponent
negate
epistolary

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

4 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
rule
lurid
pallid
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

5 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
67% Answer Correctly
discern
naive
epitaph
ominous

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."