ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 214552 Results

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1 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
excessive
augment
exception
extant

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."

2 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
extenuating
oxygenate
parity

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 extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

3 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
manifest
charade
placebo
immoderate

Solution
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. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
appalling
euphoria
subside
penurious

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
deferment
complicated
heed
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."