ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 129120 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
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1 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
aesthete
authoritarian
buffer
banal

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

2 The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic.
92% Answer Correctly
preclude
devastating
penurious
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

3 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
grandiose
iridescent
oblivious
cure

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

4 His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force.
69% Answer Correctly
augment
flourish
inviolable
cognition

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

5 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
epitaph
mediate
highlight
advantageous

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."