ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 388327 Results

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1 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
compulsion
turmoil
immoderate

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 turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

2 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
accessible
redouble
opponent
gruff

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

3 Stifle most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
exception
surplus
suppress
ploy

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
prudent
polarize
equitable

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 prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

5 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
pathos
prominence
spew
mundane

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."