ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 781816 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.60
Score 0% 72%

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1 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
servile
entangle
intelligle
pretense

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 entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

2 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
honorable
authoritarian
distortion
frugal

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for distortion is "the act of twisting out of shape.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

3 Procrastinate most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
delay
procrastinate
benevolent
prudent

Solution
The definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally." Used in a sentence: Yvonne's father urged, "Don't procrastinate. Clean your room right away." The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
61% Answer Correctly
advantageous
adversary
contortion
censure

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

5 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
59% Answer Correctly
pathos
lurid
elation
refurbish

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for refurbish is "to brighten or freshen.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."