ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 46702 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.49
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
disconcert
solace
pageantry
fraud

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 solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

2 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
elate
pomp
melodious
shimmering

Solution
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 melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

3 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
86% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
enormous
obnoxious
liability

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

4 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
colossal
enhance
catastrophic
immoderate

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 immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
extol
insinuate
methodical

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for extol is "To praise highly.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."