ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 626998 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.28
Score 0% 66%

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1 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
surplus
dubious
demean
ceaseless

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

2 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
62% Answer Correctly
censure
adorn
finite
dubious

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

3 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
elucidate
fidelity
methodical
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

4 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
eloquent
stealth
naive

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 stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

5 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
benevolent
iridescent
cushion
fraud

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."