ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 947763 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
intricate
pageantry
opportune
placebo

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

2 Genial most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
colossal
drab
clarity
pleasant

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The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

3 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
grandiose
belated
discern
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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

4 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
prudent
inauspicious
honorable
parity

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
salvage
rancorous
composed

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 composed is "calm.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."