ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 865070 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
Score 0% 69%

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1 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
elate
revoke
recrimination
highlight

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

2 The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language.
87% Answer Correctly
iridescent
approachable
penurious
lurid

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class.
54% Answer Correctly
anomaly
induce
oblivious
abate

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
subside
recrimination
colossal
eulogy

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 recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
precept
insinuate
deceit
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."