ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 836675 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.68
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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
pretentious
serenity
jocularity
flagrant

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

2 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
redouble
retroactive
turpitude
compassion

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
surplus
combustion
antidote

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

4 The drab winter scene made Keisha long for the vibrant colors of spring.
72% Answer Correctly
penurious
negate
corroborate
dreary

Solution
The definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous." Used in a sentence: The drab winter scene made Keisha long for the vibrant colors of spring. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

5 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
brawl
equitable
ploy
buffer

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."