ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 733814 Results

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1 Fidelity most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
disconcert
disdain
loyalty
adversary

Solution
The definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful." Used in a sentence: Unlike her fickle friend Benji, May Belle was known for her fidelity. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

2 Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States.
65% Answer Correctly
incongruous
flourish
placebo
baseless

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

3 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
commemorate
brandish
redouble
pathos

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

4 Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair.
76% Answer Correctly
retroactive
insinuate
heed
highlight

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

5 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
placebo
untouchable
gravity
heinous

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."