ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 513672 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.96
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1 It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party.
66% Answer Correctly
iridescent
clarity
retroactive
oblilgatory

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

2 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
dupe
pathos
exception

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

3 Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline.
53% Answer Correctly
upbraid
retroactive
garish
duplicity

Solution
The definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language." Used in a sentence: Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
elate
furtiveness
extol
fragile

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 extol is "to praise highly.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

5 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
naive
unnerve
euphoria
incumbent

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for euphoria is "feeling of great happiness.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."