ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 688081 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
Score 0% 71%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
disconcert
gruff
rescue
accentuate

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

2 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
clairvoyance
archetypal
glaring
curtail

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

3 After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy.
83% Answer Correctly
disdain
pantomime
absolve
harsh

Solution
The definition for raspy is "rough, grating." Used in a sentence: After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

4 The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
62% Answer Correctly
demean
remedial
derivative
cunning

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

5 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
drab
indecorous
distortion
rule

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."