ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 897246 Results

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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
celebrated
redouble
jocularity
beneficial

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 beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

2 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
fickle
inappropriate
combustion
discern

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

3 Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check.
79% Answer Correctly
sociable
authoritarian
pomp
shorten

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The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

4 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
frugal
flagrant
perception

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The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

5 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
70% Answer Correctly
combustion
egotist
obnoxious
gruesome

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."