ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 806581 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
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1 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
exalt
imply
disdain
futile

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

2 Lurid most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
epitaph
gruesome
aerate
induce

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
combustion
cunning
repentant

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
76% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
repel
sociability
repentant

Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

5 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
banal
incongruous
garish
scapegoat

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."