ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 682452 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.04
Score 0% 81%

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1 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
precept
pretentious
entertain
corroborate

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

2 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
augment
igniting
celebrated

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 regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

3 The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.
83% Answer Correctly
fraud
accessible
chaos
punctual

Solution
The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."

4 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
combustion
discern
pallid
medium

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

5 The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums.
86% Answer Correctly
incongruous
civility
limited
raucous

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."