ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 881936 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.61
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1 Accessible most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
liability
discern
deferment
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 liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

2 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
impartial
duplicity
regale
aesthete

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."

3 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
drub
pallid
curtail
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 pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

4 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
interminable
assess
gruff
servile

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

5 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
supple
cushion
archetypal
stern

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."