ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 478860 Results

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1 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
demean
revoke
flaw
glorify

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

2 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
revoke
iridescent
untouchable
inflammatory

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
preclude
pantomime
abate

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

4 Deferment most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
deferment
polarize
ploy
postponement

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."

5 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
start
brandish
moderate
refurbish

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 refurbish is "to brighten or freshen.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."