ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 681873 Results

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1 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
oxygenate
compulsion
augment
comparable

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 compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

2 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
curtail
deceit
camaraderie
prudent

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

3 The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy.
62% Answer Correctly
corrosive
remedial
sociable
aesthete

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Avian most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
awe
immoderate
bird–like

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

5 The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
86% Answer Correctly
aesthete
abate
flagrant
enormous

Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."