ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 353441 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.20
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1 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
extol
equitable
complement
apathetic

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for extol is "To praise highly.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

2 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
lenient
accessible
appraise
elucidate

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant."

3 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
exasperation
gruesome
inauspicious
perception

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

4 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
adorn
epistolary
supple
turpitude

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 turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
intricate
egotist
prune
subside

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."