ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 640314 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
Score 0% 71%

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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
censure
moderate
salvage
advantageous

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 moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Immoderate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
preclude
excessive
obnoxious
repentant

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

3 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
absolve
diffident
benefactor

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

4 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
fickle
iridescent
scorn
fragile

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 Deferment most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
incidental
pretense
postponement
archetypal

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 incidental is "minor.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."