ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 193139 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1 The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale.
58% Answer Correctly
interminable
sparing
gargantuan
penurious

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

2 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
retroactive
regurgitate
illuminate
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 illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

3 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
ethical
lurid
elucidate
frugal

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 ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
83% Answer Correctly
precept
chaos
illuminate
adversary

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."

5 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
insinuate
brandish
prune
strategem

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."