ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 444815 Results

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Correct 0 3.52
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1 Promote most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
censure
advance
oblivious
corrosive

Solution
The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

2 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
77% Answer Correctly
antidote
elate
sociability
mediate

Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

3 Flaunt most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
parade
fraud
lurid
repel

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 Lurid most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
adversary
gruesome
mediate
servile

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 adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race.
60% Answer Correctly
drub
solace
sociable
pompous

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."