ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 443236 Results

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1 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
complement
deferment
diffident
combustion

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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

2 Raucous most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
equitable
rowdy
buffer
pretense

Solution
The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

3 Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher.
76% Answer Correctly
clarity
archaic
perception
improbable

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

4 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
prune
commemorate
surplus

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

5 Hank tried to revive Clare's interest in the project, but her enthusiasm had expired.
85% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
reanimate
retroactive
pantomime

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The definition for revive is "To bring back to life." Used in a sentence: Hank tried to revive Clare's interest in the project, but her enthusiasm had expired. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."