ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 159853 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
aerate
equitable
comprehensible

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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

2 Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director.
66% Answer Correctly
iridescent
nurture
benefactor
living

Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 Incidental most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
petty
clairvoyance
accessible
pallid

Solution
The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

4 Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper.
64% Answer Correctly
pomp
parade
obnoxious
flourish

Solution
The definition for flaunt is "To display showily." Used in a sentence: Sheila, who could not resist bragging, flaunted the "A" marked on her test paper. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

5 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
prune
untenable
onset
irritation

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."