ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 221332 Results

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1 Appraise most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
assess
turpitude
heed
adversary

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

2 The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
71% Answer Correctly
untenable
salvage
crafty
mundane

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

3 The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
59% Answer Correctly
incongruous
incisive
gaudy
fickle

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

4 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
brandish
belated
opportune
pale

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

5 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
roam
exasperation
iridescent
aerate

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."