ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 553820 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.12
Score 0% 62%

Review

1 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
eulogy
honorable
fraud
raspy

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

2 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
compulsion
detect
iridescent
prune

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

3 Entangle most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
embroil
placebo
fraud
onset

Solution
The definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble." Used in a sentence: Jonah regretted entangling Parker in his legal difficulties. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

4 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
naive
avian
pomp
jocularity

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

5 Derivative most nearly means:
37% Answer Correctly
banal
servile
belated
demean

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 demean is "to lower status.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."