ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 670920 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1 Advantageous most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
incidental
stealth
garish
favorable

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."

2 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
grandiose
flaunt
destitute
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

3 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
curtail
naive
liability

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 curtail is "to make less.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

4 Compulsion most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
urge
moderate
rhapsody
mundane

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

5 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
impartial
flaw
avian
immoderate

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 flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."