ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 775177 Results

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1 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
turpitude
redouble
proximity

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

2 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
insinuate
glorify
repentant

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

3 The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test.
49% Answer Correctly
plaudits
stifle
contrite
placebo

Solution
The definition for repentant is "Feeling regret." Used in a sentence: The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

4 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
drub
compulsion
prudent
untouchable

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 compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
obnoxious
incongruous
lurid

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."