ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 153542 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
Score 0% 65%

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1 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
excessive
duplicity
heed
elate

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

2 Prudent most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
repentant
apathetic
judicious
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd." Used in a sentence: Manny was happy she followed Greg's prudent advice to study, as the test was difficult. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

3 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
evasive
combative
comparable
regurgitate

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 combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

4 The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism.
78% Answer Correctly
glorify
preclude
eulogy
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
connoisseur
advantageous
stealth

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."