ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 195939 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Celebrated most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
pretentious
admired
inviolable
aesthete

Solution
The definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected." Used in a sentence: The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

2 The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly.
77% Answer Correctly
fragile
pomp
intricate
dash

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

3 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
distortion
shimmering
immoderate
gravity

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

4 The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall.
61% Answer Correctly
recrimination
sensualism
raucous
apathetic

Solution
The definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life." Used in a sentence: The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

5 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
lenient
augment
absolve

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."