ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 23519 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.73
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1 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
interminable
combustion
proximity
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 combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

2 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
melodious
cure
nurture
lenient

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

3 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
onset
archaic
honorable
drub

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

4 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
inscription
condone
immoderate
prune

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
elucidate
plaudits
discern
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."