ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 740553 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
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1 The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class.
54% Answer Correctly
manifest
rhapsody
anomaly
surplus

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

2 Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination.
70% Answer Correctly
counterclaim
curtail
antidote
periodic

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

3 Archetypal most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
brandish
epistolary
classic
gruff

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
prudent
epitaph
furtiveness
interminable

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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Polarize most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
insolence
combustion
divide
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups." Used in a sentence: Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."