ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 311834 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.14
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1 Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
62% Answer Correctly
revoke
prune
surfeit
incidental

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

2 Preclude most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
pallid
prevent
corroborate
grandiose

Solution
The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

3 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
repentant
flourish
camaraderie
defiant

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
eulogy
fickle
contortion
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

5 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
disdain
clairvoyance
pageantry
derelict

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."