ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 305970 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1 Epitaph most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
incidental
turmoil
discern
inscription

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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

2 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
foil
gruff
ramble

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

3 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
76% Answer Correctly
sociability
interminable
scamper
buffoonery

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 buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

4 Prune most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
drub
trim
inauspicious
disconcert

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 disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
servile
surplus
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."