ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 121275 Results

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1 Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.
59% Answer Correctly
cache
cunning
rancorous
combustion

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

2 The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
62% Answer Correctly
epistolary
remedial
extenuating
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

3 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
condone
pantomime
regurgitate
strict

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

4 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
pretentious
obnoxious
accentuate
destitute

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

5 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
archaic
epitaph
iridescent
dreadful

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."