ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 258429 Results

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1 Composed most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
serene
epitaph
comprehensible
celebrated

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

2 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
adversary
banal
facade
aesthete

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists."

3 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
77% Answer Correctly
illuminate
opportune
turmoil
sociability

Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

4 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
corrosive
pliant
salvage
ethical

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The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

5 Gravity most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
preclude
absolve
seriousness
adversary

Solution
The definition for gravity is "Importance, significance." Used in a sentence: Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."