ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 332534 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
Score 0% 69%

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1 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
preclude
objectionable
inviolable
pallid

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 preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

2 Elate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
intricate
egotist
impenitent
delight

Solution
The definition for elate is "To fill with joy." Used in a sentence: It elated Margaret to be awarded first place in the science fair. The definition for egotist is "self–important person.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

3 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
87% Answer Correctly
enormous
elusive
gargantuan
appraise

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
prune
implement
contortion
compulsion

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 implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

5 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
pathos
evasive
melee
demean

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 melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."