ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 998479 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
exception
gruff
benefactor
advantageous

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 exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

2 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
preclude
exalt
eloquent

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

3 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
diffident
penurious
regurgitate

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

4 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
epistolary
ploy
revoke
strategem

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 ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
plaudits
evasive
servile
deferment

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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."