ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 385300 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.72
Score 0% 74%

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1 Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party.
82% Answer Correctly
stealth
combative
rowdy
epistolary

Solution
The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

2 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
mandate
obnoxious
stealth

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 stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

3 Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
55% Answer Correctly
manifest
kudos
iridescent
incongruous

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

4 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
discern
enhance
procrastinate
disconcert

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

5 Diffident most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
salvage
anthology
timid
abate

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."