ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 917910 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.89
Score 0% 78%

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1 The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes.
91% Answer Correctly
incisive
mediate
plaudits
nearness

Solution
The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

2 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
strict
corrective
absolve
eulogy

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

3 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
85% Answer Correctly
turpitude
conduit
drub
gigantic

Solution
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 conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
appraise
spew
negate
commemorate

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 negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

5 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
composed
brandish
clarity
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."