ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 901225 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.19
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1 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
benevolent
complement
buffoonery
raucous

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 benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

2 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
exasperation
inauspicious
shimmering
disdain

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
repel
pantomime
furtiveness
preclude

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The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

4 Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart.
70% Answer Correctly
proximity
mask
distortion
stifle

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The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
censure
disdain
nurture
elucidate

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The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."