ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 406135 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.50
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1 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
derivative
turmoil
repulse
embellish

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

2 Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.
47% Answer Correctly
veneration
gargantuan
solace
corrosive

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

3 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
eulogy
fidelity
distortion
complement

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful."

4 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
genial
turpitude
embellish
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
mandate
sociable
condone
cure

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."