ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 788629 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
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1 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
solace
archaic
start
stifle

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

2 Gargantuan most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
negate
turpitude
enormous
drub

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

3 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
stern
pretentious
banal
raspy

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

4 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
turpitude
moderate
derivative
classic

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 moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 Clarity most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
induce
rancorous
lucidity
solace

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."