ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 48758 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
Score 0% 67%

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1 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
embellish
heed
aesthete
entertain

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

2 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
cunning
overjoyed
embellish
gruff

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

3 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
surplus
awe
pretentious
serenity

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

4 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
duplicity
foil
garish
gruesome

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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 foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

5 Gruff most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
surly
redouble
serenity
mediate

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."