ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 397117 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.82
Score 0% 76%

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1 Combative most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
aggressive
implement
brandish
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for combative is "Eager to fight." Used in a sentence: The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

2 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
81% Answer Correctly
medium
fickle
combustion
archaic

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

3 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
gruesome
diffident
abate
incongruous

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

4 Insinuate most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
raucous
implausible
impenitent
imply

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

5 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
entangle
elusive
impartial
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."