ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 975912 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
raucous
frugal
onset
solace

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

2 Drub most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
beat
negate
epitaph
retroactive

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 "heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
70% Answer Correctly
melee
illuminate
mind
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

4 Oblivious most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
careless
solace
censure

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
hedonism
ethical
scorn
stealth

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."