ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 186615 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
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1 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
avian
incidental
ominous
eloquent

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

2 Appalling most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
unscrupulous
pallid
dreadful
turpitude

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 turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

3 Gravity most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
flourish
mundane
seriousness
prune

Solution
The definition for gravity is "Importance, significance." Used in a sentence: Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

4 Awe most nearly means:
48% Answer Correctly
garish
veneration
perception
prudent

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
comparable
hedonism
igniting
discern

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."