ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 285157 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.61
Score 0% 72%

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1 Stern most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
defiant
futile
strict
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

2 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
accessible
flaw
augment
jocularity

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

3 Scamper most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
surplus
dash
inviolable
deferment

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable.
61% Answer Correctly
fraud
derivative
retrograde
composed

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
intricate
interminable
complicated
compulsion

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."