ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 251499 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
repel
parity
embellish

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

2 Parity most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
pretentious
scamper
stealth
sameness

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."

3 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
63% Answer Correctly
turmoil
apathetic
elate
propitious

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

4 Rail most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
upbraid
eulogy
polarize
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language." Used in a sentence: Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

5 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
trim
incumbent
entangle
mundane

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."