ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 855151 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
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1 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
prominence
objectionable
redouble
archaic

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 redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

2 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
untenable
intricate
unnerve
antidote

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

3 The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain.
71% Answer Correctly
cushion
foil
prune
indecorous

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 indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

4 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
onset
pliant
stern
surplus

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

5 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
combustion
intricate
detect

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."