ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 374302 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.73
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1 The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.
86% Answer Correctly
peace
lenient
accentuate
pomp

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

2 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
comprehensible
augment
derelict

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

3 Rancorous most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
aesthete
turpitude
opportune
bitter

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

4 Heed most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
melodious
perception
mind
cunning

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

5 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
surplus
onset
detect

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."