ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 746083 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
derelict
placebo
moderate
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 placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

2 Meticulous most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
ecstatic
negate
servile
fastidious

Solution
The definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details." Used in a sentence: The meticulous detective found every shred of evidence at the crime scene. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

3 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
disdain
unscrupulous
contortion
implement

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

4 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
apathetic
corrupt
genial
fraud

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 genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
interminable
rule
grandiose
liability

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 liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."