ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 821583 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
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1 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
parity
objectionable
foil
plaudits

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

2 The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language.
88% Answer Correctly
appalling
approachable
belated
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
deferment
complicated
benefactor
revoke

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 Diffident most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
gravity
genial
timid
stern

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
flaunt
onset
comparable

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."