ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 602281 Results

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1 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
exception
corrosive
crafty
revoke

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 Ramble most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
opportune
stealth
roam
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

3 Parity most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
unscrupulous
sameness
interminable
combustion

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
civility
rhapsody
impudence
placebo

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for civility is "Politeness.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

5 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
precept
contortion
archaic
conduit

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The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."