ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 723987 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
Score 0% 58%

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1 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
glaring
indecorous
buffoonery
combative

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 combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

2 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
curtail
rescue
buffer
precept

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 precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

3 Demeanor most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
disposition
inflammatory
implement
incongruous

Solution
The definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others." Used in a sentence: Carlos was well liked because of his charming demeanor. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

4 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
camaraderie
banal
demean
abate

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

5 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
deferment
pantomime
aesthete
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."