ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 20153 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

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1 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
cunning
intelligle
derelict

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 derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

2 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
assess
conduit
inauspicious
drab

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 inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

3 Corrective most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
remedial
moderate
flagrant
appalling

Solution
The definition for corrective is "Intended to correct." Used in a sentence: The school decided to take corrective measures to prevent truancy. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust."

4 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
elucidate
accentuate
heed
oblivious

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

5 Adversary most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
incumbent
lurid
grandiose
opponent

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."