ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 684526 Results

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1 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
sociable
combustion
complicated
repentant

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 repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

2 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
careless
antidote
appalling
indecorous

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

3 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
insinuate
incidental
prudent
impudence

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

4 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
mediate
irritation
colossal
abate

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums.
86% Answer Correctly
lurid
interminable
repel
limited

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."