ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 111862 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1 Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
75% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
suppress
placebo
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

2 Frugal most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
deferment
extant
sparing

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

3 Deferment most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
pantomime
melodious
archaic
postponement

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

4 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
brandish
heinous
embellish
jocularity

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 heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

5 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
strategem
incidental
discern

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 buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."