ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 218936 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.52
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1 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
incongruous
surplus
eloquent

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

2 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
strict
civility
pallid
ploy

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The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

3 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
turpitude
impartial
prune
interminable

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

4 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
pomp
indecorous
raucous
corrupt

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The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

5 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
straddle
impudence
comparable
revive

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 comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."