ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 564731 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.85
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1 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
commemorate
beneficial
proximity
intensify

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

2 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
precept
cure
civility
pallid

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

3 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
89% Answer Correctly
inviolable
pretentious
start
indecorous

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

4 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
insolence
written
prominence
eulogy

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

5 Diffident most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
melodious
comparable
genial
timid

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."