ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 326485 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

Review

1 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
drub
untouchable
distortion
compulsion

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

2 The naive Simon assumed that everyone was as simple and kind as he was.
48% Answer Correctly
fidelity
induce
corrosive
artless

Solution
The definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom." Used in a sentence: The naive Simon assumed that everyone was as simple and kind as he was. The definition for induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

3 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
oblivious
jocularity
discern
moderate

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

4 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
retroactive
rancorous
revive
adorn

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

5 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
flaunt
compulsion
scorn
manifest

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."