ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 199817 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.62
Score 0% 72%

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1 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
79% Answer Correctly
pleasant
iridescent
interminable
distortion

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party.
83% Answer Correctly
rowdy
obnoxious
beneficial
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

3 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
flaunt
incidental
mandate
contortion

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 incidental is "minor.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

4 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
corrective
ominous
catastrophic
lurid

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

5 Ramble most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
drab
epistolary
roam
placebo

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."