ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 567680 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
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1 The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
84% Answer Correctly
favorable
incidental
prominence
dubious

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

2 Garish most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
fragile
gaudy
surplus
commemorate

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

3 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
brandish
duplicity
compassion
incidental

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

4 Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress.
71% Answer Correctly
extol
frugal
inappropriate
naive

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

5 Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football.
68% Answer Correctly
futile
preclude
stifle
suspect

Solution
The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."