ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 201247 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.07
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1 Brandish most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
fickle
catastrophic
flourish
rancorous

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 rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

2 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
55% Answer Correctly
blowhard
rail
moderate
dubious

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

3 Futile most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
corrosive
polarize
regale
hopeless

Solution
The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

4 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
anthology
perception
regale
brandish

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
fraud
advantageous
comprehensible
connoisseur

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."