ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 257285 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
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1 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
gruesome
iridescent
punctual
sociable

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 sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
corroborate
written
archaic
foil

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

3 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
raucous
advantageous
corroborate

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 corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

4 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
prudent
adorn
indecorous
perception

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

5 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
61% Answer Correctly
stealth
channel
avian
naive

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."