ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 763307 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
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1 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
rancorous
repel
dubious
igniting

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 dubious is "questionable.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

2 Exception most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
precept
anomaly
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

3 The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
60% Answer Correctly
pretentious
serenity
gaudy
eulogy

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

4 Eduardo's heinous betrayal of Lydia shocked even Latasha, who knew his evil ways.
63% Answer Correctly
buffer
rancorous
odious
extenuating

Solution
The definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil." Used in a sentence: Eduardo's heinous betrayal of Lydia shocked even Latasha, who knew his evil ways. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
inauspicious
lenient
archetypal

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."