ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 403349 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.95
Score 0% 59%

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1 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
intricate
comprehensible
induce
evasive

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

2 Interminable most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
induce
incidental
ceaseless
mediate

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

3 Awe most nearly means:
47% Answer Correctly
elusive
veneration
penurious
pomp

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

4 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
shimmering
naive
pretentious
buffer

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

5 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
glaring
archetypal
methodical
brandish

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."