ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 422756 Results

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1 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
complement
stealth
compulsion
preclude

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

2 Procrastinate most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
solace
insolence
colossal
delay

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The definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally." Used in a sentence: Yvonne's father urged, "Don't procrastinate. Clean your room right away." The definition for solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
62% Answer Correctly
channel
eulogy
pomp
oblivious

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

4 Mundane most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
clarity
commonplace
flourish

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The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for clarity is "clearness.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

5 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
brandish
repel
medium
mediate

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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 repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."