ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 251425 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
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1 Epitaph most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
pretense
negate
inscription
flaw

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 pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."

2 Flaunt most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
combative
parade
gravity
absolve

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

3 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
pantomime
inauspicious
glorify
servile

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

4 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
advantageous
untouchable
colossal
regale

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
appraise
deferment
corrosive
shorten

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."