ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 529089 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
Score 0% 71%

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1 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
exception
demean
buffer

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
76% Answer Correctly
excuse
moderate
authoritarian
celebrated

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

3 The defiant toddler refused to leave the park.
68% Answer Correctly
curtail
mandate
impudent
demeanor

Solution
The definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance." Used in a sentence: The defiant toddler refused to leave the park. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

4 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
absolve
comparable
epitaph
strict

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
62% Answer Correctly
channel
perception
moderate
indecorous

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."