ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 269691 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1 The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes.
66% Answer Correctly
blame
melee
parity
incongruous

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 Refurbish most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
combustion
renovate
negate
nurture

Solution
The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

3 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
turpitude
humble
gargantuan
finite

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

4 The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited.
82% Answer Correctly
mediate
regurgitate
courtesy
antidote

Solution
The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

5 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
embellish
fraud
classic
drub

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 embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."