ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 355918 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.19
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1 Servile most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
exception
iridescent
slavish
aesthete

Solution
The definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive." Used in a sentence: Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
complement
accommodate
supple
induce

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 supple is "flexible.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
untenable
merciful
iridescent
corroborate

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

4 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
perception
gravity
liability
brandish

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
eulogy
raucous
melee

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 raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."