ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 15367 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
buffer
pageantry
induce
regurgitate

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 regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

2 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
periodic
grandiose
pale
pomp

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 grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

3 Onset most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
incidental
aesthete
start
archaic

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
80% Answer Correctly
surplus
turpitude
nurture
brawl

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

5 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
camaraderie
straddle
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."