ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 172108 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
objectionable
curtail
accessible
colossal

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Extant most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
incongruous
comprehensible
living

Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

3 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
facade
drub
straddle
flourish

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 facade is "false or superficial appearance.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

4 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
dubious
entertain
inauspicious
awe

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
bird–like
incongruous
extant
onset

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 extant is "currently existing.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."