ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 127892 Results

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Correct 0 3.42
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1 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
corrective
combustion
caustic
polarize

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

2 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
54% Answer Correctly
prudent
gargantuan
repel
akin

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

3 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
salvage
accessible
corroborate
merciful

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

4 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
pomp
polarize
enhance

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
70% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
impudence
prune
stealth

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 prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."