ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 808935 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 Punctual most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
combative
prompt
impenitent
embellish

Solution
The definition for punctual is "On time." Used in a sentence: Ron was worried when the usually punctual Amanda was late for the show. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

2 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
discern
enhance
garish
disdain

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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

3 Straddle most nearly means:
43% Answer Correctly
intricate
salvage
waffle
moderate

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

4 Clarity most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
comparable
comprehensible
lucidity
lurid

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

5 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
87% Answer Correctly
antidote
extenuating
enormous
solace

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."