ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 471125 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.69
Score 0% 74%

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1 The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
83% Answer Correctly
combustion
absolve
melodious
chaos

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

2 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
deferment
comprehensible
straddle
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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

3 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
deferment
accessible
vulgar
disdain

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
genial
corroborate
impartial
disdain

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 disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

5 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
ramble
colossal
corrective
excessive

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language."