ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 538485 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.44
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1 Corroborate most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
cunning
fragile
verify

Solution
The definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence." Used in a sentence: "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
55% Answer Correctly
accessible
interminable
turmoil
akin

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

3 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
revive
incumbent
strict
negate

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

4 The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall.
56% Answer Correctly
hedonism
brandish
inflammatory
pretentious

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

5 Appraise most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
gruff
assess
antidote
fragile

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."