ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 552790 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
antidote
prominence
strategem
oblivious

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

2 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
servile
repentant
corrosive
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 repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

3 Censure most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
elate
redouble
mundane
blame

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

4 The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity.
71% Answer Correctly
antidote
distortion
flaw
lucidity

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

5 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
civility
irritation
flagrant
colossal

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."