ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 132857 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
melee
deferment
perception

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
serenity
intelligle
accentuate
heinous

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

3 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
incidental
oxygenate
avian
implausible

Solution
The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

4 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
shimmering
turpitude
rail
embellish

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

5 Rancorous most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
antidote
bitter
disdain
nurture

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."