ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 370901 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
Score 0% 73%

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1 Refurbish most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
stifle
aesthete
renovate
revoke

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

2 The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race.
59% Answer Correctly
pompous
aesthete
fragile
illuminate

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."

3 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
melodious
elusive
subside
retroactive

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 elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

4 Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party.
82% Answer Correctly
dubious
rowdy
buffoonery
turpitude

Solution
The definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy." Used in a sentence: Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."

5 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
stifle
scamper
mundane

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."