ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 83578 Results

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1 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
turmoil
serenity
complement
accentuate

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

2 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
insinuate
genial
advantageous
furtiveness

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The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

3 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
caustic
polarize
foil
gruff

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

4 Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart.
70% Answer Correctly
demean
heinous
awe
mask

Solution
The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

5 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
comparable
incisive
inscription
demean

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."