ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 778308 Results

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1 Gravity most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
pallid
seriousness
embellish
extant

Solution
The definition for gravity is "Importance, significance." Used in a sentence: Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

2 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
revoke
foil
fraud
dreadful

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

3 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
antidote
pallid
inauspicious
contortion

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 pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

4 Condone most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
accommodate
excuse
exception
surplus

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

5 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
frugal
composed
discern
destitute

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."