ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 297740 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
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1 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
iridescent
gaudy
mundane
incidental

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

2 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
incongruous
objectionable
periodic
polarize

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 incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

3 The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value.
86% Answer Correctly
gruff
disdain
defect
revoke

Solution
The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

4 Mediate most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
interminable
curtail
fragile
arbitrate

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

5 Demeanor most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
epistolary
iridescent
plaudits
disposition

Solution
The definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others." Used in a sentence: Carlos was well liked because of his charming demeanor. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."