ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 851086 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.72
Score 0% 74%

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1 Trove most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
disdain
proximity
brandish
cache

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

2 Eulogy most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
interminable
rhapsody
unscrupulous
homage

Solution
The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second.
88% Answer Correctly
ethical
finite
overjoyed
gargantuan

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

4 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
indecorous
lenient
igniting
rancorous

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant."

5 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
defiant
epitaph
deceit
aerate

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."