ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 224718 Results

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1 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
refurbish
deceit
procrastinate
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

2 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
archetypal
mandate
untenable
repulse

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

3 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
ominous
solace
surplus
unscrupulous

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 solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

4 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
defiant
epistolary
incisive
charade

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
turpitude
incongruous
moderate

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 moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."