ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 912317 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
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1 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
prudent
banal
awe
combustion

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

2 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
scamper
negate
drub
medium

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

3 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
rescue
deferment
drab
foil

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 drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

4 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
proximity
repel
spew
fraud

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

5 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
methodical
epistolary
entertain
elusive

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 epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."