ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 885677 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
Score 0% 73%

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1 Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.
48% Answer Correctly
defiant
serenity
epistolary
veneration

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for serenity is "Calmness."

2 The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer.
70% Answer Correctly
fraud
timid
brandish
turpitude

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

3 Onset most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
ramble
start
buffoonery
duplicity

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

4 Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation.
75% Answer Correctly
postponement
serenity
solace
finite

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

5 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
gravity
recrimination
futile
peace

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."