ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 510781 Results

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1 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
comparable
comprehensible
salvage
pale

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 Prune most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
rancorous
egotist
redouble
trim

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

3 Implausible most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
improbable
apathetic
promote
corrective

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

4 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
pallid
urge
ramble
mundane

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

5 Facade most nearly means:
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refurbish
flagrant
iridescent
mask

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The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen."