ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 415302 Results

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1 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
exalt
inauspicious
untenable

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 inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

2 Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
55% Answer Correctly
diffident
pretentious
perception
kudos

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 pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
lurid
rancorous
accentuate
shimmering

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The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

4 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
71% Answer Correctly
gruesome
epitaph
derivative
embellish

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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 embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

5 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
fickle
polarize
genial
complement

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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 genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."