ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 290228 Results

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1 Derelict most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
archetypal
turpitude
destitute
extenuating

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

2 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
antidote
deferment
drab
gruesome

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 drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

3 The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums.
86% Answer Correctly
dubious
limited
ethical
epitaph

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."

4 Solace most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
heed
incongruous
apathetic
comfort

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

5 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
62% Answer Correctly
corrosive
intricate
channel
epistolary

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."