ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 485479 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.44
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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
fraud
extenuating
periodic

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 periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

2 Onset most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
start
appraise
civility

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 civility is "politeness.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

3 Carlos was well liked because of his charming demeanor.
61% Answer Correctly
corroborate
adversary
archaic
disposition

Solution
The definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others." Used in a sentence: Carlos was well liked because of his charming demeanor. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
iridescent
discern
subside
supple

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
prominence
implausible
intensify
derelict

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."