ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 963154 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
eloquent
sugar pill
recrimination
scapegoat

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 eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

2 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
scamper
classic
induce
advantageous

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

3 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
embellish
corruption
periodic
civility

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 civility is "politeness.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
scamper
implement
insinuate
intelligle

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

5 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
recrimination
disdain
grandiose
evasive

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."