ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 203343 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.45
Score 0% 69%

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1 Exception most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
garish
anomaly
inviolable
mundane

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

2 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
ploy
indecorous
evasive
mediate

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 ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

3 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
frugal
lurid
dreadful
straddle

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 frugal is "thrifty, cheap.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
mundane
impudence
trove
censure

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

5 The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
84% Answer Correctly
straddle
placebo
revoke
favorable

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."