ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 557691 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
genial
prune
oblige
colossal

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Compulsion most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
comparable
advantageous
combustion
urge

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

3 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
rhapsody
igniting
promote

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 authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

4 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
stern
buffoonery
accommodate

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

5 Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false.
67% Answer Correctly
incongruous
disconcert
condone
neutralize

Solution
The definition for negate is "To make invalid." Used in a sentence: Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."