ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 208750 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
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1 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
flourish
buffoonery
cure
frugal

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

2 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
incisive
placebo
overjoyed
retroactive

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
turpitude
elate
inscription
curtail

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

4 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
archetypal
banal
prune

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

5 After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies.
80% Answer Correctly
rescind
extant
mediate
liability

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."