ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 478466 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.90
Score 0% 78%

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1 Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
derelict
augment
renovate
futile

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 futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

2 Extant most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
living
interminable
clarity
pomp

Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for clarity is "clearness.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
ploy
surplus
augment
complicated

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

4 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
pomp
rescue
mediate
censure

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 censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 Scamper most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
dash
redouble
retroactive
mundane

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."