ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 127598 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.85
Score 0% 77%

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1 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
foil
evasive
buffoonery
heinous

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 buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

2 Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
polarize
authoritarian
renovate
demean

Solution
The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

3 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
collection
composed
ecstatic
beneficial

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

4 Fidelity most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
commemorate
indecorous
loyalty
awe

Solution
The definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful." Used in a sentence: Unlike her fickle friend Benji, May Belle was known for her fidelity. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

5 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
commemorate
distortion
ominous
pathos

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."