ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 499185 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
Score 0% 73%

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1 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
ploy
recrimination
grandiose
advance

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 grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

2 Frugal most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
sparing
redouble
precept
egotist

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

3 Adversary most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
implement
accessible
opponent
drub

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
intricate
pale
comprehensible
pomp

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
penurious
hedonism
unscrupulous

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."