ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 847470 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
Score 0% 62%

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1 Ron was worried when the usually punctual Amanda was late for the show.
78% Answer Correctly
brandish
implement
exasperation
prompt

Solution
The definition for punctual is "On time." Used in a sentence: Ron was worried when the usually punctual Amanda was late for the show. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

2 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
pathos
advantageous
destitute
exception

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.
48% Answer Correctly
eloquent
veneration
benefactor
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

4 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
cunning
apathetic
surly
pomp

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

5 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
nurture
turpitude
aesthete

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."