ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 187000 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1 Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
incisive
beneficial
command
flaunt

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 incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

2 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
gruff
moderate
careless
iridescent

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing.
89% Answer Correctly
gravity
egotist
aggressive
clarity

Solution
The definition for combative is "Eager to fight." Used in a sentence: The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for clarity is "Clearness.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."

4 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
equitable
incumbent
eloquent
ominous

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for incumbent is "necessary as a duty or responsibility.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
polarize
eulogy
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for polarize is "to break up into opposing groups.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."