ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 100819 Results

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1 Embellish most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
salvage
lurid
adorn
archaic

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

2 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
aesthete
manifest
composed
roam

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 composed is "calm.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

3 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
exception
indecorous
lurid

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
oblige
incumbent
ploy
appraise

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
unscrupulous
scorn
placebo
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."