ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 339316 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

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1 Melodious most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
dulcet
defiant
comprehensible
pantomime

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 pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
embellish
deceit
interminable
authoritarian

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 embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

3 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
promote
bird–like
incongruous
fickle

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

4 Ramble most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
servile
deferment
clairvoyance
roam

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 servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

5 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
futile
spew
apathetic
impenitent

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."