ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 390588 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
fragile
corruption
gravity
pallid

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

2 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
placebo
honorable
pretentious
pretense

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
heinous
start
recrimination
eulogy

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

4 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
abate
archaic
preclude
ominous

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

5 Untenable most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
incumbent
fraud
baseless
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."