ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 14869 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
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1 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
facade
prominence
heinous
evasive

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for prominence is "Importance."

2 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
buffer
insinuate
unscrupulous
pale

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
distortion
deferment
sociable
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 sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

4 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
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antidote
extol
corrupt
censure

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
combustion
elucidate
demeanor
facade

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."