ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 267782 Results

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1 The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
83% Answer Correctly
chaos
moderate
exasperation
pretense

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

2 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
turpitude
inflammatory
polarize
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 inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
drab
servile
incumbent

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

4 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
deferment
sugar pill
exception
naive

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

5 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
dupe
fickle
intricate
salvage

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."