ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 883496 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
aesthete
gravity
parity

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

2 Illuminate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
elucidate
servile
demean
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

3 Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
77% Answer Correctly
appraise
absolve
aesthete
excuse

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 absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

4 Immoderate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
liability
raspy
surplus
excessive

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

5 The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet.
62% Answer Correctly
raucous
cover
insinuate
mundane

Solution
The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."