ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 216276 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
deferment
combustion
accessible

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 combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

2 Archetypal most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
plaudits
pretense
nurture
classic

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

3 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
regale
entertain
archetypal

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

4 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
79% Answer Correctly
pleasant
illuminate
eulogy
unscrupulous

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The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

5 Redouble most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
heinous
benevolent
intensify
turpitude

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."