ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 591384 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
Score 0% 73%

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1 Refurbish most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
disdain
corrective
elate
renovate

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 elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

2 Opportune most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
propitious
turpitude
brandish
illuminate

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

3 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
brandish
insolence
polarize
condone

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
negate
corroborate
subside
discern

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 negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

5 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
86% Answer Correctly
disconcert
anthology
polarize
enormous

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."