ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 162338 Results

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1 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
penurious
exception
overjoyed
pretentious

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
diffident
heed
avian

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 diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

3 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
absolve
mediate
conduit

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

4 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
incidental
buffoonery
rule
comparable

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 comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

5 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
78% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
fragile
pleasant
hedonism

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."