ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 231738 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious.
50% Answer Correctly
commemorate
seditious
aerate
apathetic

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

2 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
supple
enhance
stern
aerate

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

3 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
equitable
exception
contortion
authoritarian

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 equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

4 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
inflammatory
gaudy
stifle

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

5 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
combustion
absolve
mundane

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."