ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 437882 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.80
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1 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
78% Answer Correctly
aesthete
pleasant
beneficial
absolve

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
redouble
diffident
pretentious
igniting

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

3 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
repentant
implausible
shorten
antidote

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 repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

4 The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating.
80% Answer Correctly
perception
elate
repeated
defiant

Solution
The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

5 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
methodical
comprehensible
incongruous

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."