ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 751528 Results

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1 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
hedonism
unnerve
composed
accommodate

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

2 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
salvage
incidental
lurid

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group.
68% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
articulate
iridescent
futile

Solution
The definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive." Used in a sentence: Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

4 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
distortion
impudence
ploy
raspy

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The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

5 Gruff most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
surly
authoritarian
lurid
brandish

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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."