ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 797113 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Opportune most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
propitious
appalling
salvage
flagrant

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
ominous
colossal
archaic
futile

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

3 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
gruff
entertain
penurious
inauspicious

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

4 Scamper most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
implement
elusive
dash
plaudits

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

5 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
raucous
flaw
written
plaudits

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 plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."