ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 756410 Results

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1 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
pallid
fickle
highlight
demean

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 pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

2 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
mundane
classic
plaudits
placebo

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 mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

3 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
repel
benevolent
defiant
intensify

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

4 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
liability
contortion
prominence
opportune

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 opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for prominence is "Importance."

5 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
iridescent
untouchable
commemorate
implement

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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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."