ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 900909 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
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1 Corroborate most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
verify
genial
antidote
placebo

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 antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

2 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
vulgar
turmoil
negate
foil

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

3 Stern most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
compulsion
flaunt
rehash
strict

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for rehash is "to discuss again.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

4 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
commemorate
impenitent
gargantuan

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

5 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
revoke
augment
lenient
shimmering

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."