ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 313293 Results

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1 Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check.
79% Answer Correctly
exasperation
mundane
shorten
lenient

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

2 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
deferment
disconcert
untouchable

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

3 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
facade
channel
elusive
precept

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 precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance."

4 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
drab
oxygenate
scapegoat
anthology

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 anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

5 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
impenitent
entertain
regale
ramble

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The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language."