ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 198043 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1 Facade most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
penurious
combative
distortion
mask

Solution
The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

2 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
comprehensible
caustic
turpitude

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

3 Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying.
82% Answer Correctly
iridescent
imply
pallid
accessible

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

4 Parity most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
elate
demean
sameness
derivative

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

5 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
87% Answer Correctly
extol
enormous
authoritarian
gravity

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."