ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 270005 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.52
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1 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
dreadful
preclude
corrective
incongruous

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

2 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
mediate
exception
extenuating

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 exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

3 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
grandiose
scamper
accommodate

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

4 Naive most nearly means:
48% Answer Correctly
derivative
artless
induce
fraud

Solution
The definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom." Used in a sentence: The naive Simon assumed that everyone was as simple and kind as he was. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
deferment
manifest
bird–like
iridescent

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."