ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 959550 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
exasperation
avian
augment
frugal

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."

2 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
prune
intricate
recrimination
connoisseur

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 recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

3 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
fragile
insolence
jocularity
buffer

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 fragile is "delicate.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

4 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
86% Answer Correctly
combustion
enormous
inauspicious
placebo

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
ethical
negate
apathetic

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 apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards."