ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 643429 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
Score 0% 67%

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1 Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
68% Answer Correctly
aesthete
negate
placebo
sameness

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

2 Benevolent most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
altruistic
dubious
authoritarian
fickle

Solution
The definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful." Used in a sentence: Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

3 The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer.
70% Answer Correctly
incisive
augment
plaudits
timid

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

4 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
oxygenate
clarity
epitaph
deferment

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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

5 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
pantomime
polarize
fickle
merciful

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."