ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 891293 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
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1 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
pliant
heed
plaudits
revive

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."

2 Drub most nearly means:
76% Answer Correctly
mundane
clairvoyance
beat
conduit

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

3 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
intricate
meticulous
insinuate
evasive

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

4 The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty.
68% Answer Correctly
curtail
glorify
perception
ecstatic

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

5 Eloquent most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
awe
pantomime
opportune
articulate

Solution
The definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive." Used in a sentence: Kim, an eloquent speaker, was the best choice to make the presentation for the group. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."