ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 290767 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
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1 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
grandiose
objectionable
composed
heinous

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

2 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
comparable
catastrophic
corrupt
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

3 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
demean
compulsion
diffident
deceit

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 diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

4 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
derelict
epitaph
destitute
opportune

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

5 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
flaw
appraise
stealth

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."