ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 353856 Results

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1 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
naive
accentuate
mundane
rescue

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 mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."

2 Gargantuan most nearly means:
87% Answer Correctly
enormous
composed
indecorous
iridescent

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The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

3 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
cunning
grandiose
pale
precept

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The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

4 Eloquent most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
articulate
drub
combustion
pathos

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The definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive." Used in a sentence: Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

5 Plaudits most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
kudos
advantageous
flagrant
redouble

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The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."