ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 516254 Results

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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
pomp
inviolable
appraise
jocularity

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 pomp is "showy display.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

2 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
interminable
composed
prune
connoisseur

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 Gargantuan most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
anthology
enormous
buffoonery
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

4 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
manifest
dreadful
duplicity
demeanor

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

5 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
egotist
benefactor
complement
flaunt

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 benefactor is "one who offers financial help.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."