ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 866599 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
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1 Liability most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
cunning
melee
incisive
handicap

Solution
The definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage." Used in a sentence: Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
extant
pretentious
incisive
corruption

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

3 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
curtail
foil
comprehensible
objectionable

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

4 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
foil
complicated
rhapsody
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

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

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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others."