ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 193800 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.96
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1 Derivative most nearly means:
37% Answer Correctly
iridescent
banal
diffident
clairvoyance

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 diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

2 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
70% Answer Correctly
disdain
buffoonery
pretentious
gruesome

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

3 Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group.
68% Answer Correctly
repel
turmoil
prune
articulate

Solution
The definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive." Used in a sentence: Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

4 Inflammatory most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
accessible
seditious
revive
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

5 Appalling most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
precept
dreadful
extol
archetypal

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for extol is "to praise highly.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."