ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 797770 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.81
Score 0% 76%

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1 Stifle most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
archaic
drab
suppress
melee

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
spew
flagrant
discern
pantomime

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

3 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
honorable
garish
indecorous
regale

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

4 Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind.
79% Answer Correctly
fickle
hopeless
conduit
disdain

Solution
The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

5 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
immoderate
ethical
pale
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."