ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 737728 Results

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1 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
supple
peace
brandish
recrimination

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

2 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
flourish
channel
abate
antidote

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

3 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
trim
drub
preclude
fickle

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
83% Answer Correctly
stern
repentant
catastrophic
chaos

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."

5 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
86% Answer Correctly
epistolary
gigantic
raspy
antidote

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 raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."