ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 475400 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.79
Score 0% 76%

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1 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
finite
appalling
oxygenate
elusive

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 elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust."

2 Corroborate most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
verify
flourish
untenable
exception

Solution
The definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence." Used in a sentence: "Unless you can corroborate your story, it will not be admissible in court," the attorney told his client. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
pathos
turmoil
shorten

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 inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

4 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
plaudits
spew
fidelity
genial

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

5 Turmoil most nearly means:
83% Answer Correctly
redouble
celebrated
chaos
epistolary

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 redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."