ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 694410 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.76
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1 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
brawl
finite
induce

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Accessible most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
flourish
mediate
clairvoyance
approachable

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

3 The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall.
61% Answer Correctly
sensualism
archetypal
accessible
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life." Used in a sentence: The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

4 Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics.
67% Answer Correctly
elucidate
genial
interminable
pretentious

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

5 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
collection
straddle
proximity
compulsion

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for proximity is "closeness.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."