ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 485237 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
flourish
procrastinate
plaudits

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

2 Stifle most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
finite
plaudits
suppress
regale

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

3 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
71% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
gruesome
intricate
gargantuan

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

4 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
impudence
salvage
corrective
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
precept
jocularity
prune
elusive

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."