ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 816276 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.72
Score 0% 74%

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1 "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client.
80% Answer Correctly
verify
buffer
inflammatory
genial

Solution
The definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence." Used in a sentence: "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

2 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
absolve
inappropriate
fraud
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
periodic
enhance
cunning
ecstatic

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 ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

4 Eulogy most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
inviolable
gargantuan
benevolent
homage

Solution
The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

5 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
complicated
retroactive
mediate
abate

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 mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."