ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 839763 Results

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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
opportune
flourish
demeanor
immoderate

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 demeanor is "behavior towards others.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

2 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
honorable
epitaph
futile
turmoil

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The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

3 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
repel
connoisseur
ploy
genial

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

4 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
appalling
regurgitate
comprehensible
gigantic

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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 appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

5 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
shimmering
naive
censure
derelict

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."