ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 271934 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

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1 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
oblige
pretense
demean
defiant

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

2 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
pomp
grandiose
intelligle

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 authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

3 Repentant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
moderate
commemorate
contrite
egotist

Solution
The definition for repentant is "Feeling regret." Used in a sentence: The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

4 The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
71% Answer Correctly
liability
crafty
abate
manifest

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

5 Melodious most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
dulcet
frugal
elusive
derelict

Solution
The definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody." Used in a sentence: The melodious sounds of the symphony soothed Tim after his trying day. The definition for frugal is "thrifty, cheap.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."