ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 685251 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
eloquent
compulsion
demean
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 demean is "to lower status.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

2 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
careless
cunning
stifle
buffer

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

3 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
deferment
rancorous
buffer
shorten

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

4 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
revive
ploy
curtail
impartial

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."

5 Naive most nearly means:
48% Answer Correctly
regale
artless
prune
condone

Solution
The definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom." Used in a sentence: The naive Simon assumed that everyone was as simple and kind as he was. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."