ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 770580 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.50
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1 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
revive
evasive
intricate
trove

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."

2 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
82% Answer Correctly
awe
medium
demean
conduit

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

3 Nurture most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
interminable
lurid
manifest
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

4 Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
62% Answer Correctly
surfeit
colossal
futile
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
pretentious
flagrant
written
abate

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."