ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 672910 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
Score 0% 67%

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1 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
melee
scamper
censure
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 censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 It elated Margaret to be awarded first place in the science fair.
74% Answer Correctly
induce
methodical
delight
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for elate is "To fill with joy." Used in a sentence: It elated Margaret to be awarded first place in the science fair. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
59% Answer Correctly
deferment
elation
disconcert
conduit

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

4 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
bird–like
epitaph
nurture

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
inscription
mundane
authoritarian
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."