ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 472434 Results

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
implement
corrosive
perception

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 implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out.
57% Answer Correctly
hedonism
renown
repentant
liability

Solution
The definition for prominence is "Importance." Used in a sentence: The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

3 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
pretentious
ecstatic
incidental
repel

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

4 Advantageous most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
favorable
foil
flagrant
combustion

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

5 Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
60% Answer Correctly
stifle
mediate
disdain
exculpate

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."