ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 9624 Results

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1 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
incumbent
prune
periodic
charade

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

2 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
placebo
methodical
glaring
aesthete

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
complicated
immoderate
buffer
censure

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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 immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

4 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
accessible
iridescent
evasive
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
derelict
repentant
assess
brandish

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."