ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 957403 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
Score 0% 67%

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1 Perception most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
combustion
straddle
heinous
cognition

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

2 Turmoil most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
solace
moderate
chaos
mandate

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

3 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
objectionable
civility
accentuate
accessible

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

4 Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college.
68% Answer Correctly
curtail
comfort
rail
salvage

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

5 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
prominence
polarize
augment
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."