ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 662580 Results

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1 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
accentuate
peace
equitable

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

2 Adversary most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
pretense
distortion
opponent
rehash

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."

3 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
aesthete
exasperation
cover
iridescent

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 exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
extant
assess
defiant
mundane

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

5 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
elusive
turpitude
bird–like
pantomime

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."