ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 363724 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
Score 0% 65%

Review

1 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
subside
gravity
belated
manifest

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

2 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
exception
accessible
pretentious

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

3 The fickle Senji had a new best friend every month.
60% Answer Correctly
opportune
inauspicious
stifle
erratic

Solution
The definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable." Used in a sentence: The fickle Senji had a new best friend every month. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

4 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
cunning
celebrated
pantomime
corrupt

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 cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

5 Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
68% Answer Correctly
mundane
flaw
scamper
sameness

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."