ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 796835 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.80
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1 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
combustion
exception
deceit
melodious

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

2 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
repulse
regurgitate
intricate
polarize

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

3 Genial most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
mandate
pleasant
pathos
frugal

Solution
The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

4 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
impartial
flaunt
pretense
condone

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
corrosive
straddle
strict
periodic

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."