ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 846112 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.07
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1 Straddle most nearly means:
43% Answer Correctly
moderate
waffle
incongruous
mediate

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

2 Camaraderie most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
entangle
negate
discern
sociability

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 negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."

3 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
procrastinate
appraise
pantomime

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

4 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
epitaph
appraise
scorn

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football.
67% Answer Correctly
rancorous
fraud
stealth
suspect

Solution
The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."