ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 274642 Results

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1 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
raspy
frugal
epistolary
condone

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

2 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
70% Answer Correctly
gruesome
archaic
corrective
incidental

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

3 Eulogy most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
fickle
disdain
mediate
homage

Solution
The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

4 Absolve most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
commemorate
pretense
archaic
exculpate

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

5 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
servile
pliant
appraise
retroactive

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."