ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 605386 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.68
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1 Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
60% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
exculpate
condone
frugal

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for frugal is "thrifty, cheap.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

2 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
igniting
iridescent
eulogy
avian

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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

3 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
pathos
gigantic
lenient
exception

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness.
91% Answer Correctly
cure
corroborate
apathetic
lurid

Solution
The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

5 Gruff most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
preclude
beneficial
surly
disconcert

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."