ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 558322 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
embellish
oblige
salvage
regale

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 embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
mediate
rhapsody
fickle
irritation

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

3 Frugal most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
intricate
sparing
surplus
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

4 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
melodious
regale
incidental
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 incidental is "minor.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

5 The genial host warmly greeted his many guests.
79% Answer Correctly
pleasant
commemorate
turpitude
dubious

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for dubious is "questionable.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."