ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 88688 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.47
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1 Intricate most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
belated
complicated
raspy
straddle

Solution
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 belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

2 Accentuate most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
epitaph
condone
comprehensible
highlight

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

3 The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters.
64% Answer Correctly
arbitrate
curtail
elusive
deferment

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
intelligle
rail
comparable

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 rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

5 Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys.
58% Answer Correctly
divination
sociable
iridescent
aesthete

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."