ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 767019 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
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1 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
augment
contortion
rhapsody
fraud

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 augment is "to make greater.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

2 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
55% Answer Correctly
apathetic
illuminate
obnoxious
blowhard

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."

3 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
insinuate
derivative
dupe

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

4 Negate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
mediate
neutralize
perception
buffer

Solution
The definition for negate is "To make invalid." Used in a sentence: Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 Gargantuan most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
composed
turmoil
mundane
enormous

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."