ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 450107 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
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1 The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale.
58% Answer Correctly
deferment
surplus
sparing
compulsion

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

2 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
objectionable
retroactive
lenient
diffident

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
turpitude
incidental
deferment
compassion

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value.
86% Answer Correctly
defect
solace
repel
fidelity

Solution
The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

5 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
54% Answer Correctly
akin
prune
interminable
facade

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."