ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 563655 Results

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1 Deferment most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
derelict
antidote
elusive
postponement

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

2 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
induce
inviolable
insolence
furtiveness

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 inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
avian
complement
scapegoat
iridescent

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

4 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
interminable
vulgar
negate
corroborate

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

5 Straddle most nearly means:
43% Answer Correctly
pretense
ramble
waffle
surplus

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."