ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 382338 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
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1 Melee most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
flaunt
brawl
archetypal
disconcert

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

2 Procrastinate most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
aerate
discern
delay
diffident

Solution
The definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally." Used in a sentence: Yvonne's father urged, "Don't procrastinate. Clean your room right away." The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

3 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
67% Answer Correctly
insinuate
embellish
ominous
comparable

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

4 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
raspy
lenient
servile

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 lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

5 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
peace
recrimination
penurious
abate

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."