ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 940936 Results

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1 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
ecstatic
embellish
igniting
serenity

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 ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

2 Finite most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
limited
raucous
retroactive
rancorous

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

3 The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty.
68% Answer Correctly
comparable
glorify
disconcert
implement

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

4 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
assess
censure
rail
finite

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language."

5 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
compassion
combative
immoderate
exasperation

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."