ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 150369 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
ecstatic
surplus
flourish
derivative

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 ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

2 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
sociable
prune
abate
pale

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

3 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
heed
grandiose
naive
bird–like

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

4 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
demeanor
mandate
channel
turpitude

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

5 Belated most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
negate
tardy
corroborate
belated

Solution
The definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time." Used in a sentence: Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card. The definition for belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."