ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 29879 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.50
Score 0% 70%

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1 Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
68% Answer Correctly
indecorous
sameness
buffer
immoderate

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

2 Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
disdain
command
pathos
ecstatic

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 pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
scamper
conduit
belated
connoisseur

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 belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

4 Belated most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
archetypal
retroactive
indecorous
tardy

Solution
The definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time." Used in a sentence: Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

5 Embellish most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
adorn
incumbent
augment
benevolent

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."