ASVAB
Volume Formula (Rectangular Solid) - Answer Volume = LxWxH
Area Formula (Rectangle) - Answer Area = L x W
Integer - Answer > Integers are like whole numbers, but they also include negative
numbers ... but still no fractions allowed!
> (But numbers like ½, 1.1 and 3.5 are not integers)
Consecutive Number - Answer Consecutive numbers are numbers in counting order.
- Counting Order
1,2,3,4,5
- Even Number
2,4,6,8,10
- Odd Number
-3,-1,1,3,5,7
Average - Answer A calculated "central" value of a set of numbers.
Terrain - Answer Terrain is a noun used to talk about the ground, when you're
specifically interested in how it appears or is shaped.
Contract (Refer to Heart Contract) - Answer Make or become more narrow or restricted
Exponent - Answer The exponent of a number says how many times to use that number
in a multiplication.
It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.
In this example: 8^2 = 8 × 8 = 64
(The exponent "2" says to use the 8 two times in a multiplication.)
Other names for exponent are index or power.
Deride - Answer To "ride" people is to get on their case or give them a hard time, and to
deride is to do the same with insulting language or poor treatment. Deride comes from
the Latin root dērīdēre, meaning "to ridicule, to scorn," and it's often used to express
dislike or even hatred.
Ridicule - Answer When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They
become the object of your ridicule or mockery. Your bad behavior might bring ridicule on
your parents, who raised you to know better.
Desolate - Answer If you feel alone, left out, and devastated, you feel desolate. A
deserted, empty, depressing place can be desolate too.
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Fidelity - Answer Fidelity is the quality of being faithful or loyal.
Fidelity comes from the Latin root fides, which means faith, so fidelity is the state of
being faithful.
Remit - Answer Remit contains the prefix "re-", which means again and the word mit
which means to send. Thus, remit means to send something back. Of the choices given,
send back, means to send again.
Legible - Answer Legible describes readable print or handwriting. If someone tells you
that your writing looks like "chicken scratch," it might not be legible, except to other
chickens.
Legible goes back to the Latin word legibilis, meaning "that can be read." If you can
read someone's handwriting, it is legible.
Neophyte - Answer Neo- means new, and -phyte is from the Greek phuton "plant"--like
a baby plant, a neophyte is someone who is new to an activity.
Auxiliary - Answer The Latin word auxilium means "help," and so auxiliary means
something that "helps" by providing backup or support.
Circumnavigate - Answer *Circumnavigate means to go or maneuver around.
Synonym: Bypass (a road passing around a town or its center to provide an alternative
route for through traffic.)
Casualty - Answer In wartime, you'll hear the word casualty used often for someone
killed or injured. But casualty can also refer to deaths or injuries suffered in an accident
or some other unfortunate event.
Luminous - Answer Luminous means full of or giving off light.
The Middle English adjective is from Latin luminosus, from lumen "light."
Synonym: radiating (emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves.)
Finite - Answer Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Healthy Diet - Answer Requires a combination of protein, carbohydrates, fat, minerals,
vitamins, and fiber
Macro-nutrients - Answer Are necessary to provide energy.
* Proteins, carbohydrates, & fats
Volume Formula (Rectangular Solid) - Answer Volume = LxWxH
Area Formula (Rectangle) - Answer Area = L x W
Integer - Answer > Integers are like whole numbers, but they also include negative
numbers ... but still no fractions allowed!
> (But numbers like ½, 1.1 and 3.5 are not integers)
Consecutive Number - Answer Consecutive numbers are numbers in counting order.
- Counting Order
1,2,3,4,5
- Even Number
2,4,6,8,10
- Odd Number
-3,-1,1,3,5,7
Average - Answer A calculated "central" value of a set of numbers.
Terrain - Answer Terrain is a noun used to talk about the ground, when you're
specifically interested in how it appears or is shaped.
Contract (Refer to Heart Contract) - Answer Make or become more narrow or restricted
Exponent - Answer The exponent of a number says how many times to use that number
in a multiplication.
It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.
In this example: 8^2 = 8 × 8 = 64
(The exponent "2" says to use the 8 two times in a multiplication.)
Other names for exponent are index or power.
Deride - Answer To "ride" people is to get on their case or give them a hard time, and to
deride is to do the same with insulting language or poor treatment. Deride comes from
the Latin root dērīdēre, meaning "to ridicule, to scorn," and it's often used to express
dislike or even hatred.
Ridicule - Answer When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They
become the object of your ridicule or mockery. Your bad behavior might bring ridicule on
your parents, who raised you to know better.
Desolate - Answer If you feel alone, left out, and devastated, you feel desolate. A
deserted, empty, depressing place can be desolate too.
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Fidelity - Answer Fidelity is the quality of being faithful or loyal.
Fidelity comes from the Latin root fides, which means faith, so fidelity is the state of
being faithful.
Remit - Answer Remit contains the prefix "re-", which means again and the word mit
which means to send. Thus, remit means to send something back. Of the choices given,
send back, means to send again.
Legible - Answer Legible describes readable print or handwriting. If someone tells you
that your writing looks like "chicken scratch," it might not be legible, except to other
chickens.
Legible goes back to the Latin word legibilis, meaning "that can be read." If you can
read someone's handwriting, it is legible.
Neophyte - Answer Neo- means new, and -phyte is from the Greek phuton "plant"--like
a baby plant, a neophyte is someone who is new to an activity.
Auxiliary - Answer The Latin word auxilium means "help," and so auxiliary means
something that "helps" by providing backup or support.
Circumnavigate - Answer *Circumnavigate means to go or maneuver around.
Synonym: Bypass (a road passing around a town or its center to provide an alternative
route for through traffic.)
Casualty - Answer In wartime, you'll hear the word casualty used often for someone
killed or injured. But casualty can also refer to deaths or injuries suffered in an accident
or some other unfortunate event.
Luminous - Answer Luminous means full of or giving off light.
The Middle English adjective is from Latin luminosus, from lumen "light."
Synonym: radiating (emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves.)
Finite - Answer Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Healthy Diet - Answer Requires a combination of protein, carbohydrates, fat, minerals,
vitamins, and fiber
Macro-nutrients - Answer Are necessary to provide energy.
* Proteins, carbohydrates, & fats
