ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 612137 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.65
Score 0% 73%

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1 Catastrophic most nearly means:
92% Answer Correctly
aesthete
perception
devastating
prune

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 perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
complicated
exalt
incidental
aesthete

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

3 Manifest most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
epistolary
pantomime
stern
evident

Solution
The definition for manifest is "Obvious." Used in a sentence: James finally made his affection manifest when he handed Jessica a red rose. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

4 The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity.
71% Answer Correctly
melee
corrosive
lucidity
negate

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

5 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
eloquent
gravity
retroactive
cover

Solution
The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."