ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 223495 Results

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1 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
76% Answer Correctly
sociability
ecstatic
melee
punctual

Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

2 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
advance
compulsion
lurid
mandate

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The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 Lurid most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
euphoria
gravity
fickle
gruesome

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The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness."

4 Derelict most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
anthology
comparable
destitute
elusive

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The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces."

5 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
eulogy
futile
augment
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."