ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 688557 Results

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1 Pretentious most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
pallid
pomp
pompous
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

2 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
59% Answer Correctly
augment
pomp
comparable
elation

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

3 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
evasive
condone
pallid
perception

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

4 The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills.
56% Answer Correctly
commonplace
disconcert
methodical
incidental

Solution
The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

5 Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology.
74% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
iridescent
seriousness
repentant

Solution
The definition for gravity is "Importance, significance." Used in a sentence: Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."