ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 562041 Results

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1 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
refurbish
glaring
corrosive
exception

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic.
92% Answer Correctly
devastating
grandiose
raspy
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

3 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
pale
advantageous
frugal
cunning

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

4 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
87% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
enormous
salvage
epitaph

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

5 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
sugar pill
prudent
redouble
aesthete

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."