ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 655894 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.87
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1 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
foster
epitaph
recrimination
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

2 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
urge
mediate
ethical
precept

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 ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

3 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
periodic
camaraderie
oxygenate
prune

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 prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship."

4 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
recrimination
refurbish
pathos
untouchable

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The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for refurbish is "to brighten or freshen.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

5 Perception most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
cognition
absolve
extant
civility

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."