ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 278749 Results

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1 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
corroborate
benevolent
stifle
unnerve

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

2 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
commemorate
inauspicious
melodious
deceit

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

3 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
extant
comparable
surly
finite

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

4 Absolve most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
exculpate
incongruous
civility
defiant

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 incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

5 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
frugal
objectionable
flaunt
intricate

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."