ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 302099 Results

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1 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
pomp
proximity
evasive
aesthete

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

2 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
peace
foil
abate
flagrant

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

3 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
54% Answer Correctly
sociable
akin
revoke
demean

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship."

4 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
destitute
perception
salvage
composed

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

5 Authoritarian most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
strict
accessible
opportune
mediate

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."