ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 293014 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
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1 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
archetypal
command
accommodate
onset

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 onset is "beginning.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

2 Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys.
57% Answer Correctly
composed
divination
gruff
eulogy

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

3 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
epitaph
ominous
incongruous
drub

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 drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

4 Recrimination most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
apathetic
punctual
counterclaim
stern

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for punctual is "on time.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."

5 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
immoderate
roam
incisive
flaw

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 flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."