ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 893475 Results

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1 Comparable most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
benevolent
akin
colossal
plaudits

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

2 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
61% Answer Correctly
belated
retroactive
insolence
channel

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

3 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
untenable
fickle
extant

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

4 Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director.
66% Answer Correctly
pretentious
living
corrosive
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 comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

5 Clairvoyance most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
divination
conduit
mediate
intricate

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 mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."