ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 626388 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1 The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion.
76% Answer Correctly
revoke
advantageous
liability
beat

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

2 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
archaic
imply
civility
duplicity

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for civility is "Politeness.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

3 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
moderate
igniting
accommodate
preclude

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 accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

4 Plaudits most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pathos
curtail
distortion
kudos

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

5 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
sociable
colossal
humble
procrastinate

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 colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship."