ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 377741 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.17
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1 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
glaring
sociable
elusive
onset

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 elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

2 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
trove
vulgar
celebrated
grandiose

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

3 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
drub
pageantry
turpitude
combative

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 turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
pallid
absolve
retroactive
elucidate

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

5 The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders.
79% Answer Correctly
advantageous
curtail
negate
repulse

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."