ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 928113 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.86
Score 0% 77%

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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
advantageous
ramble
induce
interminable

Solution
The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

2 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
drub
ramble
brawl
cunning

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

3 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
untouchable
cunning
epitaph

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

4 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
liability
strategem
curtail
apathetic

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

5 Precept most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
garish
rule
sociable

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."