ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 894834 Results

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1 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
commemorate
moderate
complement
repentant

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

2 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
sociable
drub
precept

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 sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

3 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
punctual
mediate
plaudits

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 plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

4 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
foster
defiant
augment
surplus

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

5 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
absolve
extant
prudent
pageantry

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."