ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 387993 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
clarity
heinous
incidental

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

2 Precept most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
clarity
rule
placebo
repentant

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

3 there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health.
84% Answer Correctly
nurture
fraud
advantageous
apathetic

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 nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

4 Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind.
80% Answer Correctly
fragile
hopeless
genial
epitaph

Solution
The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
ethical
written
conduit
precept

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."