ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 713714 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
derelict
embellish
sugar pill
inviolable

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."

2 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
naive
ceaseless
grandiose
conduit

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 grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

3 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
aesthete
demeanor
cure
belated

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Dubious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
lurid
abate
suspect
eloquent

Solution
The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

5 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
grandiose
written
demeanor
stifle

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."