ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 653991 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.77
Score 0% 75%

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1 Anthology most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
beneficial
combative
surplus
collection

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

2 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
insinuate
deceit
retroactive
turpitude

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

3 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
onset
beneficial
supple
roam

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 onset is "beginning.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

4 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
discern
flourish
combustion
honorable

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

5 Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying.
82% Answer Correctly
flaunt
exception
imply
pomp

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."