ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 930445 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.19
Score 0% 64%

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1 Immoderate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
genial
flaunt
excessive
elate

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 flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

2 Compulsion most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
combative
supple
urge
grandiose

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

3 It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party.
66% Answer Correctly
interminable
pretentious
incumbent
oblilgatory

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

4 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
augment
deferment
deceit
drab

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

5 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
37% Answer Correctly
epistolary
corrosive
banal
gruff

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."