ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 948421 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

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1 Entangle most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
duplicity
lurid
embroil
embellish

Solution
The definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble." Used in a sentence: Jonah regretted entangling Parker in his legal difficulties. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

2 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
trim
distortion
punctual
plaudits

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 punctual is "on time.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

3 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
87% Answer Correctly
enormous
flaunt
eulogy
absolve

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

4 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
60% Answer Correctly
nurture
censure
exception
written

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
genial
connoisseur
avian
ecstatic

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 ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."