ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 184134 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
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1 Ramble most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
archetypal
insinuate
placebo
roam

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 archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

2 Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework.
50% Answer Correctly
mandate
epitaph
altruistic
comparable

Solution
The definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful." Used in a sentence: Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

3 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
comparable
anthology
negate
command

Solution
The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces."

4 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
banal
flaunt
obnoxious
periodic

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

5 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
iridescent
flourish
fragile
enhance

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."