ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 465358 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.88
Score 0% 78%

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1 Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
75% Answer Correctly
promote
suppress
fragile
redouble

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

2 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
86% Answer Correctly
facade
apathetic
induce
enormous

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance."

3 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
drub
onset
mandate

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 onset is "beginning.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
cure
equitable
fickle
recrimination

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

5 Flourish most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
polarize
eloquent
flaw
brandish

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."