ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 660891 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
impartial
incumbent
adversary
incongruous

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

2 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
civility
complement
drab
negate

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

3 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
turmoil
buffoonery
untouchable

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

4 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
accentuate
heinous
frugal
start

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for frugal is "thrifty, cheap.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

5 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
foster
antidote
intricate
epistolary

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."