ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 585127 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
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1 Condone most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
polarize
censure
awe
excuse

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

2 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
exasperation
opportune
corroborate
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 corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

3 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
corrosive
revive
ethical
entertain

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for revive is "to bring back to life.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards."

4 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
antidote
detect
stifle

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

5 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
turpitude
incidental
lurid
gaudy

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."