ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 31508 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
Score 0% 73%

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1 Duplicity most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
deceit
rail
recrimination
insolence

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language."

2 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
demeanor
rescue
commemorate
epistolary

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

3 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
drub
careless
stealth
lurid

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
aerate
corrective
extant
intelligle

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

5 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
embellish
placebo
drab
vulgar

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."