ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 999232 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.17
Score 0% 63%

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1 Repentant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
salvage
contrite
iridescent
discern

Solution
The definition for repentant is "Feeling regret." Used in a sentence: The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
incidental
gargantuan
impudence
regale

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

3 Discern most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
detect
inauspicious
exasperation
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."

4 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
eulogy
corrosive
rail
cushion

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

5 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
obnoxious
frugal
precept

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."