ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 227715 Results

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1 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
condone
furtiveness
inflammatory
regale

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

2 Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.
59% Answer Correctly
civility
cache
interminable
disdain

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
distortion
unnerve
drub
censure

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The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

4 Catastrophic most nearly means:
92% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
finite
devastating
sociable

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The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
condone
pretentious
corrupt
inviolable

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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 pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."