ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 339256 Results

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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
revive
corroborate
iridescent

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 revive is "to bring back to life.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters.
64% Answer Correctly
raucous
brandish
arbitrate
pretense

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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 Plaudits most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
euphoria
inflammatory
kudos
fraud

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness."

4 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
disconcert
objectionable
epistolary
buffer

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 disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
accommodate
drab
parade
intricate

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."