ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 552744 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.62
Score 0% 72%

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1 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
commemorate
mediate
periodic
enhance

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

2 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
benevolent
classic
genial
inviolable

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

3 Untenable most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
baseless
iridescent
apathetic
colossal

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

4 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
placebo
implement
rescue
negate

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 placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

5 Derelict most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
authoritarian
destitute
raspy

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."