ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 995811 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.65
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1 The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress.
88% Answer Correctly
admired
drub
immoderate
combustion

Solution
The definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected." Used in a sentence: The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

2 Clairvoyance most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
gruff
diffident
turpitude
divination

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

3 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
augment
egotist
pantomime
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

4 It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party.
67% Answer Correctly
oblilgatory
raspy
surplus
antidote

Solution
The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

5 Induce most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
repel
buffoonery
corroborate
incite

Solution
The definition for induce is "To influence or cause." Used in a sentence: The loud blast of the cannon induced an avalanche. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."