ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 502189 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.72
Score 0% 74%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
surplus
corroborate
incisive
rescue

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

2 The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
62% Answer Correctly
gravity
remedial
plaudits
impenitent

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
interminable
heed
deceit
meticulous

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details."

4 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
collection
catastrophic
buffoonery
mediate

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

5 Solace most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
comfort
antidote
corrective
conduit

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."