ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 227062 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.85
Score 0% 77%

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1 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
oblivious
fraud
archaic
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 archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

2 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
catastrophic
interminable
composed

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
collection
pomp
placebo

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

4 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
garish
gargantuan
onset
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 garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

5 Genial most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
exception
redouble
pleasant
interminable

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."