ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 944823 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

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1 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
antidote
futile
brandish
archaic

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

2 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
futile
redouble
turpitude
overjoyed

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

3 Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress.
71% Answer Correctly
penurious
inappropriate
diffident
rancorous

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

4 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
impudence
induce
inviolable
aesthete

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
epitaph
gargantuan
incisive
jocularity

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."