ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 816846 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
Score 0% 67%

Review

1 Incisive most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
incongruous
scapegoat
periodic
keen

Solution
The definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive." Used in a sentence: Samir's incisive leadership made him the natural choice for president of the company. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

2 The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain.
71% Answer Correctly
oblivious
rail
flourish
cushion

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

3 Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious.
50% Answer Correctly
liability
nurture
seditious
salvage

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

4 Onset most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
interminable
intricate
aesthete
start

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
exception
elucidate
perception
insinuate

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."