ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 552396 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1 Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
interminable
renovate
sociable
pathos

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 interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

2 Abate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
subside
scapegoat
incongruous
raucous

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 raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

3 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
compulsion
accommodate
accentuate
scorn

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
beneficial
mediate
solace
intelligle

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 Nurture most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
induce
foster
pretentious
archetypal

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."