ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 364404 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.85
Score 0% 77%

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1 Proximity most nearly means:
90% Answer Correctly
egotist
surplus
rhapsody
nearness

Solution
The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

2 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
stealth
advantageous
pallid
archaic

Solution
The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

3 Advantageous most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
conduit
polarize
combustion
favorable

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

4 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
derivative
pretentious
awe
sugar pill

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

5 The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
59% Answer Correctly
gaudy
preclude
placebo
aesthete

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."