ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 244442 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.81
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1 Epitaph most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
inscription
pantomime
revoke

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

2 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
serenity
connoisseur
grandiose
stern

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

3 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
negate
defiant
igniting
combative

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for combative is "Eager to fight."

4 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
moderate
proximity
accentuate
cure

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

5 Catastrophic most nearly means:
92% Answer Correctly
embellish
devastating
apathetic
negate

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."