ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 356320 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
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1 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
disdain
derivative
raucous
glaring

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

2 The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.
86% Answer Correctly
combustion
peace
fraud
deferment

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

3 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
impudence
condone
mediate
archaic

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

4 Buffer most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
frugal
adversary
cushion
prune

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

5 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
straddle
parade
moderate
nurture

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 straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."