ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 788985 Results

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1 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
incidental
pretentious
dubious
colossal

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Civility most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
courtesy
sociable
exception
revoke

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
lenient
fraud
accentuate
charade

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

4 Inviolable most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
retroactive
unscrupulous
untouchable
drub

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 drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

5 Accommodate most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
oblige
futile
distortion
heinous

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."