ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 130814 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
85% Answer Correctly
intricate
flaunt
elusive
gigantic

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

2 Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
56% Answer Correctly
nurture
polarize
recrimination
dupe

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

3 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
rancorous
recrimination
irritation
entangle

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

4 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
perception
exception
inauspicious
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 perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

5 Euphoria most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
untenable
prune
mandate
elation

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."