ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 735285 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1 Immoderate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
turpitude
precept
retroactive
excessive

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

2 The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing.
89% Answer Correctly
elate
aggressive
stifle
sociable

Solution
The definition for combative is "Eager to fight." Used in a sentence: The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

3 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
embellish
corroborate
insolence
shimmering

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

4 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
pretentious
unscrupulous
brandish
intricate

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

5 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
contortion
incumbent
surplus
heinous

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."