ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 9344 Results

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1 Sociable most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
genial
meticulous
cunning
augment

Solution
The definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship." Used in a sentence: The sociable Glenda was delighted to receive the party invitation. The definition for meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

2 Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.
43% Answer Correctly
servile
waffle
plaudits
fragile

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

3 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
lurid
sociable
accentuate
trim

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
gravity
mediate
genial

Solution
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 gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

5 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
charade
iridescent
flagrant
intricate

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."