ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 301544 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
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1 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
civility
rescue
proximity
condone

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

2 Redouble most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
parity
intensify
intricate
interminable

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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 intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall.
56% Answer Correctly
nurture
abate
surplus
pretentious

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

4 Parity most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
turpitude
condone
moderate
sameness

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
pallid
clairvoyance
irritation
accessible

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."