ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 582470 Results

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1 Methodical most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
systematic
censure
distortion
adversary

Solution
The definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner." Used in a sentence: Oscar's methodical approach exasperated his free–spirited friend Ben. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

2 Pantomime most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
pretense
charade
turpitude
retroactive

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
revoke
discern
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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

4 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
gaudy
finite
comparable
combustion

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

5 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
stealth
dreadful
discern
archaic

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."