ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 836482 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
Score 0% 62%

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1 Repentant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
abate
melee
surplus
contrite

Solution
The definition for repentant is "Feeling regret." Used in a sentence: The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

2 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
drub
pretense
charade
clairvoyance

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 drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 The defiant toddler refused to leave the park.
68% Answer Correctly
impudent
recrimination
combustion
aesthete

Solution
The definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance." Used in a sentence: The defiant toddler refused to leave the park. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

4 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
straddle
diffident
iridescent
rule

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

5 Composed most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
drub
incongruous
antidote
serene

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."