ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 953215 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
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1 Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious.
50% Answer Correctly
gruff
iridescent
seditious
futile

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Accommodate most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
repel
mundane
oblige
avian

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

3 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
heed
flaunt
abate
contortion

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

4 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
glorify
precept
advantageous
penurious

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
retroactive
composed
complicated
melee

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."