ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 28150 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 The drab winter scene made Keisha long for the vibrant colors of spring.
72% Answer Correctly
dreary
scamper
compulsion
parity

Solution
The definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous." Used in a sentence: The drab winter scene made Keisha long for the vibrant colors of spring. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

2 Melodious most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
mediate
ploy
dulcet
embellish

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 mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

3 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
moderate
intelligle
archetypal
equitable

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 archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

4 Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
77% Answer Correctly
intricate
prominence
fidelity
excuse

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for prominence is "Importance."

5 Authoritarian most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
turpitude
manifest
proximity
strict

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."