ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 939559 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
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1 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
combative
jocularity
aerate
composed

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

2 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
liability
intelligle
fidelity
corrective

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 liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

3 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
combustion
ceaseless
rancorous
stifle

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

4 The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating.
81% Answer Correctly
induce
conduit
foil
repeated

Solution
The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

5 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
compassion
prominence
retroactive

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."