ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 915226 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
Score 0% 71%

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1 Melee most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
brawl
repel
regale
epitaph

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

2 It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party.
67% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
accentuate
oblilgatory
drab

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
complicated
exasperation
comparable
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

4 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
retroactive
polarize
corruption
untenable

Solution
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 retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

5 Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
75% Answer Correctly
suppress
exception
combustion
opportune

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."