ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 872959 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.12
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1 Meticulous most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
fastidious
inviolable
entangle
incidental

Solution
The definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details." Used in a sentence: The meticulous detective found every shred of evidence at the crime scene. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."

2 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
appalling
negate
impudence
eulogy

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

3 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
parade
insinuate
accessible
scapegoat

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

4 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
indecorous
exalt
pantomime
contortion

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
condone
clairvoyance
repel
jocularity

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 repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."