ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 634469 Results

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1 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
crafty
retroactive
heed
scapegoat

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 scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

2 The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale.
58% Answer Correctly
retroactive
ploy
derelict
sparing

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
incumbent
roam
appraise
defiant

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 incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

4 Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
60% Answer Correctly
immoderate
comparable
raspy
exculpate

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
pantomime
appraise
connoisseur
prune

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."