ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 847234 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
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1 Untenable most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
repel
prune
stifle
baseless

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

2 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
onset
comprehensible
iridescent
intensify

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
turmoil
urge
diffident
periodic

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

4 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
54% Answer Correctly
blowhard
supple
turpitude
incisive

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 supple is "flexible.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."

5 Extant most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
living
perception
inauspicious
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."