ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 278905 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.52
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1 Abate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
elusive
subside
gravity
disconcert

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

2 Hank tried to revive Clare's interest in the project, but her enthusiasm had expired.
86% Answer Correctly
reanimate
intricate
antidote
composed

Solution
The definition for revive is "To bring back to life." Used in a sentence: Hank tried to revive Clare's interest in the project, but her enthusiasm had expired. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

3 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
complicated
gravity
comparable

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

4 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
egotist
proximity
precept

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for proximity is "closeness.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

5 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
periodic
intricate
sugar pill

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."