ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 688729 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
Score 0% 71%

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1 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
inscription
methodical
penurious
lurid

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."

2 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
penurious
exalt
scorn

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 exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

3 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
79% Answer Correctly
augment
compulsion
intricate
pleasant

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

4 Gargantuan most nearly means:
87% Answer Correctly
moderate
inflammatory
finite
enormous

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

5 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
fraud
revive
vulgar
prominence

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."