ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 380627 Results

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1 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
incidental
salvage
complicated
intricate

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
71% Answer Correctly
repentant
civility
pretense
gruesome

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 civility is "politeness.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force.
69% Answer Correctly
untenable
cognition
drab
fickle

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

4 Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying.
82% Answer Correctly
imply
serenity
polarize
augment

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The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
buffer
obnoxious
prominence
connoisseur

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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."