ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 810697 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Embellish most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
adorn
compulsion
ecstatic
surplus

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 compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

2 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
abate
intricate
archetypal
destitute

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

3 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
cushion
mediate
prune
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

4 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
pliant
disconcert
flaunt
flagrant

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

5 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
strict
duplicity
turpitude
beneficial

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."