ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 261252 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
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1 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
servile
polarize
turpitude
ceaseless

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

2 Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline.
52% Answer Correctly
upbraid
corrosive
inauspicious
prominence

Solution
The definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language." Used in a sentence: Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

3 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
adorn
intricate
comparable
duplicity

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 comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

4 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
demeanor
insolence
elusive
crafty

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

5 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
opponent
redouble
pathos
plaudits

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."