ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 269814 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.64
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1 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
incisive
surplus
untouchable
untenable

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 surplus is "excess.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

2 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
regale
liability
stifle

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

3 The loud blast of the cannon induced an avalanche.
71% Answer Correctly
insinuate
recrimination
extant
incite

Solution
The definition for induce is "To influence or cause." Used in a sentence: The loud blast of the cannon induced an avalanche. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."

4 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
straddle
conduit
indecorous
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 conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

5 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
placebo
deceit
conduit
pallid

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."