ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 740908 Results

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1 Accommodate most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
oblige
garish
corroborate

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", 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
igniting
pallid
repentant
straddle

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 repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
redouble
melee
complicated

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

4 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
punctual
periodic
corrupt
adversary

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."

5 Precept most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
distortion
rule
ethical
egotist

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."