ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 117986 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
commemorate
conduit
benefactor
pageantry

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for benefactor is "one who offers financial help.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

2 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
brandish
accentuate
derelict
complement

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The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

3 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
untenable
lenient
oxygenate
insinuate

Solution
The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

4 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
distortion
implausible
raucous
igniting

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

5 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
periodic
cure
incidental
curtail

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."