ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 992019 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.78
Score 0% 76%

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1 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
exception
brandish
aerate
corrosive

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 aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
dubious
iridescent
appraise

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

3 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
impudence
untenable
conduit
implausible

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

4 The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic.
92% Answer Correctly
devastating
ramble
clarity
elusive

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
fragile
mandate
elucidate
derelict

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."