ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 476520 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.90
Score 0% 78%

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1 Raspy most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
harsh
scapegoat
pretentious
salvage

Solution
The definition for raspy is "rough, grating." Used in a sentence: After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

2 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
advantageous
polarize
benevolent
igniting

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

3 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
aesthete
advance
authoritarian
revoke

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

4 Onset most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
entangle
start
intricate
epistolary

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 intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."

5 The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out.
57% Answer Correctly
fickle
incisive
belated
renown

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 incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."