ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 144294 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Incongruous most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
inappropriate
corrosive
stern
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
retroactive
comprehensible
precept
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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 Inflammatory most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
archaic
seditious
curtail
pallid

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

4 Buffer most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
cushion
turmoil
surplus
futile

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

5 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
surplus
prominence
polarize
corruption

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."