ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 613993 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
Score 0% 67%

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1 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
commemorate
servile
brandish
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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

2 Lurid most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
augment
benefactor
lurid
gruesome

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

3 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
anthology
strategem
equitable
corrective

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 equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

4 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
buffoonery
authoritarian
extant

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

5 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
abate
scamper
moderate
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."