ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 190288 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.09
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
fraud
colossal
sociable

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
supple
complicated
derivative
authoritarian

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The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

3 Comparable most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
akin
trove
genial
conduit

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

4 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
condone
highlight
awe
fragile

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 fragile is "delicate.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

5 Gruff most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
mediate
surly
stern
augment

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."