ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 892605 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.83
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1 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
promote
nurture
pathos
complement

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

2 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
illuminate
foil
combustion
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 illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

3 Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable.
84% Answer Correctly
untouchable
elusive
aesthete
censure

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

4 Stern most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
benefactor
strict
stifle

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for benefactor is "one who offers financial help.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

5 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
discern
duplicity
foster
euphoria

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action."