ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 608034 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.45
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1 Epitaph most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
frugal
intricate
lurid
inscription

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

2 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
command
compulsion
incongruous
advantageous

Solution
The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

3 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
naive
rhapsody
combustion
intelligle

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 naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

4 Duplicity most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
diffident
intricate
drab
deceit

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 intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

5 Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage.
59% Answer Correctly
gravity
serene
diffident
straddle

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."