ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 717624 Results

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1 The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress.
88% Answer Correctly
admired
serenity
fraud
stealth

Solution
The definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected." Used in a sentence: The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

2 Incumbent most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
corroborate
distortion
abate
oblilgatory

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

3 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
82% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
compulsion
medium
foil

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

4 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
lurid
stifle
surplus
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

5 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
serenity
written
indecorous
revoke

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 serenity is "calmness.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."