ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 219060 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
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1 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
intensify
raspy
servile

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

2 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
fickle
roam
disdain
stern

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
repentant
precept
connoisseur
grandiose

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

4 Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind.
80% Answer Correctly
hopeless
salvage
commemorate
defiant

Solution
The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

5 The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released.
47% Answer Correctly
obdurate
prune
conduit
pretense

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."