ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 573738 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
censure
clairvoyance
elate

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

2 Cunning most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
insinuate
perception
revoke
crafty

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.
47% Answer Correctly
combustion
disdain
placebo
veneration

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

4 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
lurid
enhance
parity
procrastinate

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for parity is "equality.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

5 Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
55% Answer Correctly
indecorous
turpitude
interminable
kudos

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."