ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 364617 Results

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1 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
crafty
apathetic
beneficial
intricate

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

2 The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released.
47% Answer Correctly
mundane
precept
insolence
obdurate

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

3 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
untenable
brandish
flagrant
deferment

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

4 Composed most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
perception
serene
manifest
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

5 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
64% Answer Correctly
flourish
propitious
foil
inauspicious

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."