ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 700237 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.89
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1 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
commemorate
comprehensible
incidental
gigantic

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Compulsion most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
urge
heed
drub
methodical

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

3 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
58% Answer Correctly
flourish
embellish
prominence
liability

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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

4 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
perception
retroactive
stifle

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

5 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
repel
exasperation
honorable
prudent

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."