ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 883236 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.02
Score 0% 60%

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1 The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released.
47% Answer Correctly
ploy
comprehensible
combustion
obdurate

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys.
57% Answer Correctly
lenient
divination
apathetic
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

3 Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
76% Answer Correctly
indecorous
pathos
excuse
eulogy

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

4 The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl.
63% Answer Correctly
incongruous
egotist
bitter
lenient

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

5 Servile most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
compulsion
slavish
mundane
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive." Used in a sentence: Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."