ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 397876 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
incisive
rancorous
mediate
pageantry

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

2 The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited.
83% Answer Correctly
moderate
courtesy
fraud
aesthete

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

3 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
beneficial
furtiveness
fragile
intricate

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

4 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
incisive
imply
fickle
futile

Solution
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 fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

5 Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill.
67% Answer Correctly
handicap
inflammatory
apathetic
censure

Solution
The definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage." Used in a sentence: Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."