ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 192620 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
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1 Adversary most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
opponent
incumbent
revive
composed

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."

2 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
heed
conduit
surplus
scorn

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

3 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
gruff
insinuate
written
drab

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

4 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
prominence
rescue
interminable
civility

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

5 Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group.
68% Answer Correctly
curtail
antidote
articulate
revoke

Solution
The definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive." Used in a sentence: Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."