ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 933260 Results

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1 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
complicated
polarize
incidental

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 buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

2 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
revoke
accessible
pliant
mediate

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The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

3 Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
55% Answer Correctly
kudos
belated
incumbent
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

4 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
58% Answer Correctly
adversary
elation
accommodate
insolence

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The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

5 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
cure
corrosive
epistolary
immoderate

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."