ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 564216 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
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1 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
manifest
enhance
pathos
fickle

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 pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

2 Mundane most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
commonplace
insolence
methodical
deferment

Solution
The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
56% Answer Correctly
embellish
dupe
obnoxious
exasperation

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

4 Censure most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
scamper
blame
aerate
epistolary

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

5 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
subside
procrastinate
conduit
stealth

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 conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."