ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 943264 Results

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1 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
comprehensible
intricate
preclude

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

2 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
civility
brandish
egotist
objectionable

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."

3 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
conduit
disdain
caustic
distortion

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

4 "heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
70% Answer Correctly
mind
hedonism
abate
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

5 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
aerate
finite
elusive
frugal

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."