ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 991788 Results

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1 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
diffident
mediate
inviolable
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 mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

2 Drab most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
heinous
dreary
recrimination
insolence

Solution
The definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous." Used in a sentence: The drab winter scene made Keisha long for the vibrant colors of spring. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
medium
eulogy
revoke
brandish

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

4 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
elate
aesthete
roam
meticulous

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details."

5 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
flaunt
strategem
polarize
lurid

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."