ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 336440 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
aesthete
accentuate
compulsion

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 accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
adversary
promote
unnerve
fickle

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 promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists."

3 The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
71% Answer Correctly
crafty
epitaph
buffer
comparable

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

4 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
manifest
observe
cunning
punctual

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."

5 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
rehash
polarize
deceit
negate

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for rehash is "To discuss again.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."