ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 10928 Results

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1 Raucous most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
rowdy
brandish
clairvoyance
pantomime

Solution
The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

2 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
commemorate
prune
ceaseless
stifle

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

3 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
impudence
gruff
obnoxious
abate

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

4 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
avian
stern
rail
spew

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."

5 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
preclude
augment
ominous
drub

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."