ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 158767 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.00
Score 0% 80%

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1 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
stealth
buffer
pallid

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 buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."

2 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
heed
impudence
ploy
interminable

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 ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 Jade placed the fragile vase out of reach of her rambunctious boys.
87% Answer Correctly
polarize
epistolary
archetypal
frail

Solution
The definition for fragile is "Delicate." Used in a sentence: Jade placed the fragile vase out of reach of her rambunctious boys. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

4 Antidote most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
disconcert
iridescent
illuminate
cure

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."

5 Recrimination most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
heed
corroborate
untenable
counterclaim

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."