ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 640011

Questions 5
Words augment, incidental, interminable, pantomime, ploy

Study Guide

augment
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
incidental
The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses.
interminable
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
pantomime
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
ploy
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.