ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 968255 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.03
Score 0% 81%

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1 Compulsion most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
benevolent
brandish
corrective
urge

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

2 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
intelligle
regurgitate
appraise
entangle

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 entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

3 The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic.
92% Answer Correctly
iridescent
aesthete
devastating
composed

Solution
The definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune." Used in a sentence: The effects of the massive hurricane were catastrophic. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

4 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
extol
buffoonery
roam
incongruous

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for extol is "to praise highly.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

5 Rehash most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
review
eloquent
catastrophic
turmoil

Solution
The definition for rehash is "To discuss again." Used in a sentence: "Sandra," said her mother, "I am tired of rehashing this same topic over and over." The definition for eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."