ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 927475 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
grandiose
advantageous
epitaph
sugar pill

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

2 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
gruff
corrosive
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 gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

3 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
stifle
salvage
implement

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

4 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
inappropriate
gravity
pantomime
epitaph

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
distortion
ominous
antidote
conduit

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 distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."