ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 258852 Results

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1 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
advantageous
corrupt
incidental
avian

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

2 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
gargantuan
turpitude
mediate
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

3 Stifle most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
suppress
insinuate
nurture
ploy

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."

4 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
untenable
strict
compulsion
aerate

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The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

5 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
grandiose
garish
elusive

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 garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."