ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 578239 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.04
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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
accentuate
salvage
trove
flourish

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 accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
condone
ethical
defiant

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards."

3 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
fraud
accentuate
polarize
humble

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

4 Scamper most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
absolve
dash
epitaph
servile

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
55% Answer Correctly
gargantuan
pomp
implement
blowhard

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."