ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 362526 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
combative
rescue
preclude
induce

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 induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

2 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
prominence
compassion
disconcert
untenable

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
surplus
enhance
appalling
benevolent

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 appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

4 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
censure
proximity
combative

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

5 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
corrective
conduit
shimmering
precept

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."