ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 217087 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
Score 0% 65%

Review

1 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
flaunt
collection
ecstatic
surplus

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

2 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
revive
ethical
epitaph
spew

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."

3 Buffer most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
cushion
elate
scamper
colossal

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

4 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
turpitude
complement
clairvoyance
avian

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
exception
conduit
exasperation
objectionable

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."