ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 230665 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

Review

1 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
garish
archaic
gruesome
procrastinate

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."

2 Jonah regretted entangling Parker in his legal difficulties.
61% Answer Correctly
pantomime
embroil
ethical
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble." Used in a sentence: Jonah regretted entangling Parker in his legal difficulties. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

3 Accessible most nearly means:
87% Answer Correctly
gruff
impenitent
euphoria
approachable

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

4 Euphoria most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
appalling
elation
salvage
embellish

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust."

5 Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date.
59% Answer Correctly
indecorous
observe
straddle
augment

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."