ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 458509 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
Score 0% 71%

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1 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
igniting
corroborate
melodious
scamper

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 scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

2 The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes.
66% Answer Correctly
combustion
insolence
blame
colossal

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes.
91% Answer Correctly
nearness
fickle
meticulous
exasperation

Solution
The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

4 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
hedonism
gravity
impartial
euphoria

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for euphoria is "feeling of great happiness.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

5 Penurious most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
corrosive
frugal
duplicity
extant

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."