ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 526750 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
revoke
intelligle
ecstatic
prune

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

2 "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother.
77% Answer Correctly
prevent
scamper
regale
appalling

Solution
The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

3 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
surplus
obnoxious
implausible

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

4 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
epitaph
deceit
gravity
recrimination

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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

5 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
proximity
hedonism
fraud
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."