ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 904954 Results

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1 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
exception
negate
foster
plaudits

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 exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

2 Meticulous most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
composed
fastidious
derelict
defiant

Solution
The definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details." Used in a sentence: The meticulous detective found every shred of evidence at the crime scene. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

3 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
pomp
fickle
clairvoyance
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 clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

4 Conduit most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
epistolary
revoke
channel
solace

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value.
86% Answer Correctly
conduit
defect
egotist
insolence

Solution
The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."