ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 332053 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
naive
turpitude
entertain
accessible

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

2 Absolve most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
immoderate
manifest
exculpate
abate

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 manifest is "obvious.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

3 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
63% Answer Correctly
nurture
inauspicious
propitious
pretentious

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

4 The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
59% Answer Correctly
gaudy
ploy
immoderate
epistolary

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
contortion
embellish
fragile
extenuating

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."