ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 35592 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1 The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating.
81% Answer Correctly
repentant
implement
augment
repeated

Solution
The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

2 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
rancorous
entangle
negate

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 entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

3 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
raspy
onset
mundane
irritation

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
flaw
authoritarian
compassion
pretense

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."

5 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
precept
mandate
surly
turpitude

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."