ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 285024 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Melodious most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
stifle
disdain
dulcet
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody." Used in a sentence: The melodious sounds of the symphony soothed Tim after his trying day. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

2 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
preclude
pomp
implausible

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 pomp is "showy display.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

3 Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys.
57% Answer Correctly
curtail
anthology
conduit
divination

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

4 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
63% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
combustion
propitious
incumbent

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

5 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
opponent
epistolary
extant
brandish

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."