ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 289180 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.34
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1 The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters.
49% Answer Correctly
humble
comprehensible
eulogy
combative

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

2 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
methodical
raucous
parade
disconcert

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 raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

3 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
antidote
heed
fidelity
excessive

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful."

4 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
elate
intricate
epitaph
corruption

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

5 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
repel
anthology
start
stifle

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."