ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 50106 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
pretense
fickle
intensify
exception

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

2 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
crafty
nurture
clarity
extant

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

3 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
jocularity
immoderate
comprehensible

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 catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

4 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
complement
drab
naive
repentant

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 naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

5 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
benevolent
retroactive
ominous
immoderate

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."