ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 833254 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
Score 0% 72%

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1 Abate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
conduit
elusive
abate
subside

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

2 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
induce
imply
condone
turpitude

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
iridescent
gravity
rhapsody
inappropriate

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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

4 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
duplicity
augment
procrastinate

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

5 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
civility
sugar pill
pathos
rancorous

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for civility is "Politeness.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."