ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 672934 Results

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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
serenity
augment
abate

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 abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

2 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
surplus
written
heinous
fragile

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

3 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
perception
discern
unnerve
flaunt

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

4 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
collection
buffer
avian
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

5 Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
appalling
clairvoyance
command
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust."