ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 718796 Results

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1 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
unscrupulous
entertain
comparable
abate

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

2 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
glorify
insinuate
advantageous
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
proximity
comprehensible
serenity
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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

4 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
honorable
comprehensible
inviolable
aerate

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
complicated
precept
supple

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."