ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 561945 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Turmoil most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
incongruous
chaos
drub
extol

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for extol is "to praise highly.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

2 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
79% Answer Correctly
duplicity
pleasant
prune
eulogy

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

3 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
aesthete
redouble
caustic
lurid

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
parity
impudence
belated
exasperation

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for parity is "equality.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."

5 The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited.
82% Answer Correctly
courtesy
commemorate
turpitude
augment

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."