ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 200535 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
aesthete
corrosive
clairvoyance

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters.
49% Answer Correctly
aerate
buffoonery
euphoria
humble

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for euphoria is "feeling of great happiness.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

3 Samir's incisive leadership made him the natural choice for president of the company.
58% Answer Correctly
pretense
combustion
keen
appalling

Solution
The definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive." Used in a sentence: Samir's incisive leadership made him the natural choice for president of the company. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 Belated most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
tardy
exception
heinous
proximity

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 heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

5 Proximity most nearly means:
90% Answer Correctly
nearness
mandate
clarity
gruff

Solution
The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."