ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 860372 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
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1 Gargantuan most nearly means:
87% Answer Correctly
recrimination
enormous
lurid
epitaph

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

2 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
combustion
egotist
brandish
entertain

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."

3 The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills.
56% Answer Correctly
plaudits
benefactor
commonplace
hedonism

Solution
The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

4 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
naive
accessible
liability

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

5 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
retroactive
anthology
rescue
censure

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces."