ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 386518 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
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1 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
ramble
irritation
elusive
curtail

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

2 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
vulgar
surplus
fidelity
derelict

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

3 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
humble
compulsion
gargantuan
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

4 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
lurid
manifest
redouble
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

5 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
stifle
intricate
archetypal
glaring

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."