ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 870068 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
pomp
melodious
euphoria

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 melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness."

2 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
abate
honorable
buffer

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

3 The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
84% Answer Correctly
nurture
combustion
derivative
favorable

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

4 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
caustic
precept
antidote
mundane

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

5 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
55% Answer Correctly
akin
implausible
rhapsody
untenable

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."