ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 293800 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

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1 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
command
archaic
appraise
immoderate

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 archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

2 Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline.
53% Answer Correctly
insinuate
upbraid
naive
epitaph

Solution
The definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language." Used in a sentence: Clay began to cry as his irate manager railed at him for missing the deadline. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

3 Repentant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
contrite
supple
preclude
obnoxious

Solution
The definition for repentant is "Feeling regret." Used in a sentence: The repentant Dana admitted to cheating on the test. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

4 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
55% Answer Correctly
mundane
appraise
recrimination
akin

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

5 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
strict
inauspicious
insinuate
augment

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."