ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 944490 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.16
Score 0% 63%

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1 Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
62% Answer Correctly
pathos
indecorous
compulsion
surfeit

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

2 The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes.
66% Answer Correctly
blame
garish
obnoxious
periodic

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."

3 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
eulogy
parity
pliant
embellish

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for parity is "equality.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

4 Civility most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
epistolary
accessible
incumbent
courtesy

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
duplicity
clairvoyance
connoisseur
accentuate

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."