ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 578531 Results

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1 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
lenient
peace
regurgitate
sociable

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

2 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
dupe
accessible
hedonism
gruff

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

3 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
futile
advance
fragile

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 clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

4 Recrimination most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
elate
parity
stifle
counterclaim

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

5 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
demean
manifest
collection
iridescent

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."