ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 720967 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.49
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1 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
gravity
highlight
duplicity
manifest

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

2 Trove most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
salvage
serenity
cache
buffer

Solution
The definition for trove is "Valuable collection." Used in a sentence: Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."

3 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
melee
ploy
compassion
hedonism

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

4 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
mediate
precept
abate

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 precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
fickle
caustic
stifle
deferment

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."