ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 582625 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.42
Score 0% 68%

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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
diffident
incongruous
advantageous
corrective

Solution
The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

2 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
turpitude
gaudy
foil
indecorous

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
pallid
recrimination
enhance
beneficial

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

4 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
ecstatic
melodious
pretentious
derelict

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

5 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
redouble
dubious
unnerve
defiant

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."