ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 364762 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
Score 0% 66%

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1 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
manifest
revive
demeanor

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others."

2 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
conduit
complement
commemorate
immoderate

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

3 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
epitaph
ominous
melodious
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

4 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
bird–like
defiant
revoke
inauspicious

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
raucous
colossal
turpitude
shimmering

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."