ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 104147 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
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1 The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain.
71% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
turpitude
iridescent
cushion

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
fragile
apathetic
impudence
promote

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
disdain
connoisseur
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

4 Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline.
53% Answer Correctly
demeanor
upbraid
exception
incidental

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The definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language." Used in a sentence: Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

5 Revoke most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
rescind
nurture
accessible
rancorous

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."