ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 977528 Results

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Correct 0 3.32
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1 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
58% Answer Correctly
flourish
augment
flaunt
regurgitate

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 flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

2 The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating.
81% Answer Correctly
repeated
implausible
lurid
prominence

Solution
The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

3 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
insinuate
implement
connoisseur
oblivious

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

4 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
exception
distortion
retroactive

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

5 Abate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
flaunt
composed
supple
subside

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for flaunt is "To display showily.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."