ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 668865 Results

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1 Comparable most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
akin
comprehensible
combative
accessible

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach."

2 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
inviolable
moderate
corruption
heed

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

3 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
untenable
extant
pale
supple

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 untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

4 Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States.
65% Answer Correctly
defiant
iridescent
aesthete
baseless

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
melodious
salvage
grandiose
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 salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."