ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 695179 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
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1 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
detect
deferment
fraud
precept

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

2 The loud blast of the cannon induced an avalanche.
71% Answer Correctly
discern
surplus
incite
equitable

Solution
The definition for induce is "To influence or cause." Used in a sentence: The loud blast of the cannon induced an avalanche. The definition for equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

3 Incidental most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
perception
scamper
penurious
petty

Solution
The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

4 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
awe
epitaph
overjoyed
apathetic

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
surly
scamper
gargantuan
comparable

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."