ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 709224 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.19
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1 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
76% Answer Correctly
raucous
sociability
exception
adversary

Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
surly
garish
stern
abate

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

3 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
ominous
appalling
abate
straddle

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

4 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
ploy
garish
iridescent
intelligle

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."

5 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
pliant
extol
incisive
distortion

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."