ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 198987 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
Score 0% 71%

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1 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
turpitude
belated
command
extol

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 turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for extol is "To praise highly.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

2 Demean most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
insinuate
derelict
humble
eloquent

Solution
The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

3 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
stifle
ominous
meticulous
censure

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 stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details."

4 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
disconcert
aesthete
catastrophic
jocularity

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 catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

5 The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress.
88% Answer Correctly
admired
epistolary
stifle
prune

Solution
The definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected." Used in a sentence: The fans waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the celebrated actress. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."