ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 657203 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.18
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1 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
camaraderie
shimmering
clairvoyance
penurious

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

2 The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl.
63% Answer Correctly
repentant
bitter
retroactive
hedonism

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

3 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
indecorous
salvage
jocularity
lurid

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 salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 The fickle Senji had a new best friend every month.
59% Answer Correctly
erratic
accessible
heinous
demean

Solution
The definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable." Used in a sentence: The fickle Senji had a new best friend every month. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

5 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
liability
trim
augment
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."