ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 288481 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.07
Score 0% 61%

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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
melee
derelict
dubious

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 dubious is "questionable.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
augment
appraise
civility
banal

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 civility is "politeness.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

3 Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise.
68% Answer Correctly
divide
extenuating
curtail
penurious

Solution
The definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups." Used in a sentence: Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

4 Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.
48% Answer Correctly
recrimination
veneration
placebo
derivative

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

5 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
exception
ecstatic
implausible

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."