ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 833279 Results

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1 Flaunt most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
iridescent
gravity
rhapsody
parade

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

2 Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage.
59% Answer Correctly
pallid
serene
repentant
flourish

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

3 Elate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
delight
authoritarian
stifle
elate

Solution
The definition for elate is "To fill with joy." Used in a sentence: It elated Margaret to be awarded first place in the science fair. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

4 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
strategem
turpitude
perception
foil

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

5 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
benevolent
incumbent
diffident

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."