ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 348573 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
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1 Liability most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
handicap
curtail
nurture
prominence

Solution
The definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage." Used in a sentence: Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

2 Lorraine was in rhapsody when she was accepte to the college of her dreams.
65% Answer Correctly
epistolary
ecstasy
entangle
iridescent

Solution
The definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Lorraine was in rhapsody when she was accepte to the college of her dreams. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
cure
accommodate
compulsion
disconcert

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

4 Recrimination most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
counterclaim
diffident
buffer
exalt

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

5 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
corrupt
grandiose
buffer
lurid

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 buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."