ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 200479 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

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1 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
comprehensible
fraud
anthology

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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

2 The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer.
70% Answer Correctly
ecstatic
timid
untenable
grandiose

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

3 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
embellish
inappropriate
accentuate
precept

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

4 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
penurious
benevolent
contortion
implausible

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
opportune
classic
authoritarian
moderate

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."