ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 328736 Results

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1 Carmine was concerned about his usually cheerful brother's apathetic attitude.
68% Answer Correctly
impassive
gargantuan
fickle
gravity

Solution
The definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion." Used in a sentence: Carmine was concerned about his usually cheerful brother's apathetic attitude. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

2 Penurious most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
frugal
drub
futile
fraud

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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 fraud is "trick.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

3 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
brandish
conduit
diffident
careless

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 conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
camaraderie
pretentious
compulsion
contortion

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The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

5 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
deferment
impartial
combustion
epitaph

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."