ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 819444 Results

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1 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
manifest
lurid
furtiveness
duplicity

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

2 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
strict
retroactive
frugal
flourish

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

3 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
careless
lurid
facade
abate

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance."

4 Drub most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
incumbent
beat
censure
scamper

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

5 Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind.
79% Answer Correctly
hopeless
revoke
conduit
belated

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 belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."