ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 944960 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.71
Score 0% 74%

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1 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
avian
derivative
ethical
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 derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards."

2 Drub most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
beat
methodical
lurid

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

3 The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly.
77% Answer Correctly
antidote
rehash
intricate
dash

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."

4 Censure most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
scamper
civility
blame

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

5 Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress.
71% Answer Correctly
inappropriate
turpitude
prominence
comparable

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."