ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 281497 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
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1 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
deferment
gruff
turmoil

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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

2 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
refurbish
banal
servile
naive

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
epistolary
solace
incidental

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

4 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
73% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
gargantuan
classic
disdain

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

5 Duplicity most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
awe
authoritarian
deceit
eloquent

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."