ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 441190 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
Score 0% 72%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
negate
incisive
disdain
rescue

Solution
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 disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

2 Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics.
66% Answer Correctly
fragile
rail
foil
elucidate

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

3 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
aerate
complement
oblivious
combustion

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
flourish
inviolable
methodical
trim

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

5 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
pale
stern
eulogy
lenient

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."