ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 153194 Results

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1 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
supple
pliant
epistolary
accessible

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

2 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
compulsion
perception
exalt
pretentious

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

3 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
iridescent
eloquent
trove

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

4 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
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insinuate
igniting
commemorate
pantomime

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

5 Plaudits most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
accommodate
plaudits
kudos
flaunt

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."