ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 462491 Results

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1 Untenable most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
polarize
epistolary
repel
baseless

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 repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

2 Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher.
76% Answer Correctly
improbable
compulsion
interminable
iridescent

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
62% Answer Correctly
entangle
remedial
insinuate
pathos

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

4 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
charade
extenuating
accessible
fraud

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl.
63% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
bitter
salvage
colossal

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."