ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 445615 Results

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1 Stealth most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
pallid
augment
flourish
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

2 Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check.
79% Answer Correctly
curtail
pomp
condone
shorten

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The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

3 Discern most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
illuminate
mundane
repentant
detect

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The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

4 Condone most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
regale
conduit
garish
excuse

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

5 The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness.
54% Answer Correctly
negate
serenity
archetypal
mitigating

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The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."