ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 858158 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.62
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1 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
conduit
ominous
fickle
drub

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

2 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
extenuating
elate
induce
spew

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The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

3 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
perception
collection
exception
lenient

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check.
79% Answer Correctly
accommodate
incisive
repel
shorten

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The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

5 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
corrupt
commemorate
inflammatory
iridescent

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."