ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 764022 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Embellish most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
defiant
intricate
rehash
adorn

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."

2 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
83% Answer Correctly
untouchable
authoritarian
pomp
grandiose

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 authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

3 Oblivious most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
censure
egotist
careless
incongruous

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

4 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
observe
fragile
recrimination
commemorate

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

5 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
proximity
retrograde
perception
iridescent

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."