ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 568477 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.61
Score 0% 72%

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1 Prune most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
mediate
trim
interminable
camaraderie

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

2 Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics.
66% Answer Correctly
turmoil
oblivious
elucidate
archaic

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

3 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
89% Answer Correctly
appraise
epistolary
finite
start

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 appraise is "to evaluate the worth of.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

4 Penurious most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
prudent
disdain
manifest
frugal

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

5 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
illuminate
archaic
implausible
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 implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."