ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 750174 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.86
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1 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
igniting
iridescent
colossal

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 colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

2 Pantomime most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
abate
condone
redouble
charade

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

3 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
oxygenate
epitaph
inflammatory
derivative

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 inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

4 The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language.
88% Answer Correctly
straddle
illuminate
obnoxious
approachable

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."

5 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
lurid
naive
servile
honorable

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."