ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 234708 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.80
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1 Civility most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
courtesy
exasperation
drab
procrastinate

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for procrastinate is "to put off intentionally.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

2 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
intricate
extant
corrective
untouchable

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

3 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
corrective
commemorate
evasive
curtail

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 curtail is "to make less.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

4 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
70% Answer Correctly
corroborate
pretentious
turmoil
gruesome

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

5 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
eloquent
pathos
compulsion

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."