ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 246454 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.21
Score 0% 64%

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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
advantageous
incidental
insolence
heed

Solution
The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

2 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
garish
rail
melodious
impartial

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 garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

3 Buffer most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
cushion
comprehensible
regale
equitable

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

4 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
37% Answer Correctly
corrosive
banal
elate
insinuate

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

5 Archaic most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
commemorate
futile
antiquated
preclude

Solution
The definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time." Used in a sentence: In the world of high fashion, two–year–old shoes are considered positively archaic. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."