ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 227655 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Celebrated most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
epistolary
drub
accentuate
admired

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 accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

2 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
brandish
oblivious
complement
induce

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

3 Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
60% Answer Correctly
distortion
exculpate
demean
buffer

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

4 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
combustion
pretense
procrastinate
humble

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

5 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
unscrupulous
pantomime
insinuate

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 insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."