ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 200908 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.69
Score 0% 74%

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1 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
obnoxious
gruff
redouble

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

2 Surplus most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
exalt
surfeit
clairvoyance
raspy

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise."

3 Exalt most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
glorify
inauspicious
appalling
embellish

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

4 "Sandra," said her mother, "I am tired of rehashing this same topic over and over."
85% Answer Correctly
absolve
censure
review
finite

Solution
The definition for rehash is "To discuss again." Used in a sentence: "Sandra," said her mother, "I am tired of rehashing this same topic over and over." The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

5 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
mediate
opponent
heinous
scapegoat

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 scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."