ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 815259 Results

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1 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
inauspicious
drab
commemorate

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

2 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
insolence
rhapsody
enhance
defiant

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 rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

3 Catastrophic most nearly means:
92% Answer Correctly
pomp
lenient
epitaph
devastating

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

4 Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card.
81% Answer Correctly
prune
hedonism
revoke
tardy

Solution
The definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time." Used in a sentence: Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

5 Preclude most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
distortion
conduit
prevent
disconcert

Solution
The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."