ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 135208 Results

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1 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
elate
solace
regurgitate
complement

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

2 Sociable most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
lurid
exalt
mediate
genial

Solution
The definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship." Used in a sentence: The sociable Glenda was delighted to receive the party invitation. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise."

3 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
iridescent
aesthete
accommodate
igniting

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Abate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
incongruous
subside
comprehensible
pretense

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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 Nurture most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
foster
implement
prominence
mandate

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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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."