ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 233998 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
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1 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
placebo
oxygenate
derivative
raspy

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 raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

2 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
exception
celebrated
written
drab

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

3 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
revoke
beneficial
exception

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 beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
demean
pale
opportune
insinuate

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

5 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
irritation
serenity
epitaph
epistolary

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."