ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 826071 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
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1 Deferment most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
postponement
pretense
corrosive
derivative

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

2 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
negate
drab
celebrated
channel

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
archetypal
aesthete
deferment
deceit

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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

4 The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations.
81% Answer Correctly
interminable
augment
moderate
advance

Solution
The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

5 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
benevolent
turpitude
induce

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."