ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 62893 Results

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Correct 0 3.42
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1 Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys.
57% Answer Correctly
divination
heed
distortion
eulogy

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

2 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
trim
iridescent
fickle
extol

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

3 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
exception
onset
parade
finite

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

4 Incumbent most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
mediate
pallid
inauspicious
oblilgatory

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 Finite most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
derivative
absolve
limited
flourish

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."