ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 266041 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
lenient
highlight
pathos
disdain

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

2 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
prudent
extant
nurture
adorn

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."

3 Redouble most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
promote
mundane
intensify
combustion

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

4 Trove most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
cache
opportune
comprehensible
finite

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
lurid
elucidate
ploy
indecorous

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."