ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 430315 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.07
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1 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
89% Answer Correctly
prune
negate
solace
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 solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

2 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
derelict
opponent
promote
negate

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

3 Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director.
66% Answer Correctly
plaudits
augment
fidelity
living

Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

4 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
gravity
solace
strict
plaudits

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

5 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
impenitent
untouchable
prune
revoke

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."