ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 624245 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
Score 0% 58%

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1 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
drub
turmoil
commemorate

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

2 Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
62% Answer Correctly
surfeit
ecstatic
liability
scapegoat

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage."

3 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
banal
censure
incisive
turpitude

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

4 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
rancorous
gruff
destitute
colossal

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 Commemorate most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
immoderate
observe
eulogy
fraud

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."