ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 202209 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
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1 The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall.
56% Answer Correctly
flaunt
pretentious
drub
elusive

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

2 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
exasperation
avian
intelligle
flourish

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

3 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
oxygenate
genial
scamper
meticulous

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 scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details."

4 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
ramble
distortion
exception
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language."

5 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
genial
avian
channel
negate

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."