ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 798324 Results

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1 The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
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crafty
abate
extenuating
eloquent

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."

2 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
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prune
intelligle
prominence
appalling

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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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

3 Intricate most nearly means:
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complicated
melodious
unscrupulous
proximity

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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 unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

4 The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
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stifle
negate
gruesome
moderate

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The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

5 Euphoria most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
disconcert
elation
trove
pathos

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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 pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for trove is "Valuable collection."