ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 349042 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.47
Score 0% 69%

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1 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
parity
pretentious
furtiveness
raucous

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

2 The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing.
89% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
rhapsody
aggressive
apathetic

Solution
The definition for combative is "Eager to fight." Used in a sentence: The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

3 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
eulogy
cushion
commemorate
plaudits

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

4 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
punctual
raspy
epitaph

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for punctual is "on time.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation.
75% Answer Correctly
surplus
postponement
corrosive
rehash

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."