ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 219614 Results

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Correct 0 3.15
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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
gargantuan
oblivious
dubious
jocularity

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."

2 Manny was happy she followed Greg's prudent advice to study, as the test was difficult.
57% Answer Correctly
judicious
epistolary
curtail
rancorous

Solution
The definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd." Used in a sentence: Manny was happy she followed Greg's prudent advice to study, as the test was difficult. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

3 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
corrective
evasive
flagrant
futile

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

4 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
incisive
drab
corrupt
preclude

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

5 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
complement
epistolary
moderate

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."