ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 680169 Results

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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
drub
incumbent
curtail

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 drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

2 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
complicated
melee
ploy
incongruous

Solution
The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

3 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
abate
cover
accessible
fragile

Solution
The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

4 The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain.
71% Answer Correctly
mediate
cushion
implement
archetypal

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

5 The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale.
58% Answer Correctly
pallid
prune
nurture
sparing

Solution
The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."