ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 378329 Results

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1 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
accessible
iridescent
caustic
brandish

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

2 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
89% Answer Correctly
pretentious
surplus
exasperation
start

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 pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

3 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
62% Answer Correctly
disdain
fickle
channel
condone

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

4 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
exception
liability
proximity

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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 liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

5 Inflammatory most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
seditious
catastrophic
augment
onset

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The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for onset is "beginning.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."