ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 391425 Results

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1 Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.
59% Answer Correctly
stern
foil
flagrant
cache

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

2 Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
55% Answer Correctly
gravity
revoke
exception
kudos

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
cunning
moderate
strategem
prominence

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The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

4 Raspy most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
harsh
disdain
penurious
fragile

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The definition for raspy is "rough, grating." Used in a sentence: After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
fraud
insinuate
incidental
impudence

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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 incidental is "minor.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."