ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 859702 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
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1 Turmoil most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
chaos
aerate
placebo
corrosive

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

2 Redouble most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
colossal
intensify
methodical
drab

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."

3 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
facade
flourish
rehash
complement

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 facade is "false or superficial appearance.", the definition for rehash is "To discuss again.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

4 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
vulgar
colossal
mediate
ramble

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
hedonism
incisive
pliant
duplicity

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 hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."