ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 469789 Results

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1 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
drub
redouble
corrupt

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

2 The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism.
78% Answer Correctly
prominence
dubious
glorify
nurture

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

3 Gruff most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
pallid
surly
moderate
negate

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

4 They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second.
88% Answer Correctly
iridescent
penurious
repel
overjoyed

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 "heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
70% Answer Correctly
mind
interminable
discern
implement

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."