ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 656405 Results

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1 Penurious most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
frugal
comparable
gruff
turpitude

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

2 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
genial
periodic
ceaseless
incongruous

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

3 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
shorten
flaw
oblivious
drub

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

4 Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.
42% Answer Correctly
interminable
corrosive
redouble
waffle

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

5 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
trove
glaring
archaic
exasperation

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."