ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 142657 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
foil
objectionable
fraud
apathetic

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

2 The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race.
60% Answer Correctly
equitable
demean
clairvoyance
pompous

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

3 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
64% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
aesthete
melee
propitious

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

4 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
absolve
embellish
solace
impudence

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 absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

5 "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client.
80% Answer Correctly
accentuate
flaw
verify
iridescent

Solution
The definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence." Used in a sentence: "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client. The definition for flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."