ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 363836 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
epitaph
drub
prune

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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

2 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
clairvoyance
beneficial
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 beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

3 Refurbish most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
renovate
refurbish
corroborate
naive

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 corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
gruff
fragile
solace
subside

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 solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

5 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
illuminate
redouble
corroborate
ceaseless

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."