ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 714036 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
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1 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
belated
awe
manifest
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

2 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
80% Answer Correctly
drab
brawl
exalt
pretentious

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

3 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
excessive
precept
pretense
demean

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

4 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
pomp
gaudy
embellish
pretense

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 Interminable most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
aesthete
turmoil
abate

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."