ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 820577 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
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1 Brandish most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
awe
elate
flourish
moderate

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 moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

2 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
exception
censure
jocularity
mandate

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

3 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
85% Answer Correctly
adversary
rancorous
gigantic
immoderate

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 rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

4 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
80% Answer Correctly
awe
turpitude
brawl
gravity

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

5 Solace most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
melodious
comfort
obnoxious
archetypal

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."