ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 518070 Results

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1 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
untenable
strategem
commemorate
cunning

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

2 Implausible most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
refurbish
eulogy
ramble
improbable

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen."

3 After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy.
83% Answer Correctly
harsh
corrosive
composed
manifest

Solution
The definition for raspy is "rough, grating." Used in a sentence: After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

4 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
nurture
conduit
banal

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

5 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
indecorous
pale
cunning
benefactor

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."