ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 119258 Results

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1 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
dubious
raspy
ceaseless
pantomime

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

2 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
conduit
immoderate
oxygenate

Solution
The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."

3 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
inappropriate
parity
dubious
pretentious

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 dubious is "questionable.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

4 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
advantageous
commemorate
banal
duplicity

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

5 "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother.
77% Answer Correctly
prevent
absolve
dubious
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."