ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 550276 Results

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1 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
incidental
pliant
nurture

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

2 Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
75% Answer Correctly
suppress
comparable
inflammatory
pretense

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

3 Duplicity most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
eulogy
deceit
moderate
perception

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

4 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
ramble
complement
fraud
implausible

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 ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 Finite most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
limited
proximity
exasperation
egotist

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."