ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 9163 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.71
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1 Accessible most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
abate
fraud
buffoonery
approachable

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior."

2 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
cunning
supple
stealth
detect

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."

3 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
conduit
sugar pill
accentuate
deferment

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

4 Iridescent most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
manifest
straddle
regale
shimmering

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

5 The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces.
80% Answer Correctly
brandish
appraise
compulsion
collection

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."