ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 196222 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
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1 The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity.
71% Answer Correctly
lucidity
combustion
fraud
revive

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

2 Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States.
65% Answer Correctly
baseless
perception
brandish
preclude

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher.
76% Answer Correctly
improbable
censure
aesthete
prominence

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Finite most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
straddle
onset
melee
limited

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The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for onset is "beginning.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

5 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
prune
comparable
deceit
indecorous

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The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."