ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 375682 Results

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1 Flaunt most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
colossal
pathos
drub
parade

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 pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
incongruous
dupe
lurid
revoke

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
roam
frugal
prune
naive

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."

4 Onset most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
prudent
elate
start
fragile

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

5 Servile most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
archetypal
slavish
salvage
grandiose

Solution
The definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive." Used in a sentence: Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."