ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 572995 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
gargantuan
caustic
iridescent
duplicity

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Prominence most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
deferment
rancorous
renown
salvage

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 salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

3 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
strategem
pretense
fidelity

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

4 Solace most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
comfort
dubious
epistolary
raucous

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."

5 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
prune
meticulous
igniting
incumbent

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 meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."