ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 380899 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Apathetic most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
penurious
impassive
drab
nurture

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

2 The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain.
70% Answer Correctly
insinuate
cushion
nurture
extenuating

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
combative
furtiveness
gravity
foil

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

4 "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client.
80% Answer Correctly
derivative
turpitude
verify
deferment

Solution
The definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence." Used in a sentence: "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

5 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
colossal
cover
comparable
revoke

Solution
The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."