ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 713646 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1 Melee most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
brawl
combustion
benevolent
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
56% Answer Correctly
dupe
insinuate
flaw
rancorous

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."

3 Redouble most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
demean
fraud
intensify
preclude

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

4 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
indecorous
prune
pathos
oxygenate

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 indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

5 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
composed
igniting
commemorate
buffer

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 commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."