ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 842667 Results

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1 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
mandate
disdain
accentuate
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 mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

2 After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage.
84% Answer Correctly
oblivious
flaw
rescue
heed

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

3 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
retroactive
compassion
elusive
composed

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

4 Epistolary most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
regale
fragile
written
impenitent

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for regale is "to amuse.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

5 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
55% Answer Correctly
advantageous
blowhard
finite
turmoil

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."