ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 640547 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.71
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1 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
repulse
salvage
advantageous
repel

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

2 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
elate
vulgar
nurture
sociable

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

3 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
70% Answer Correctly
embellish
gruesome
surplus
authoritarian

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 authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

4 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
70% Answer Correctly
rail
clairvoyance
eulogy
impudence

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language."

5 Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party.
82% Answer Correctly
anthology
curtail
rowdy
derelict

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The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces."