ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 579314 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.88
Score 0% 78%

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1 Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress.
71% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
inappropriate
inviolable
genial

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
repel
comprehensible
exalt
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 repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise."

3 The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors.
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
flaunt
recrimination
insolence

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 insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

4 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
82% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
comprehensible
negate
medium

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 Onset most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
derivative
rhapsody
unscrupulous
start

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."