ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 42364 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.98
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1 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
70% Answer Correctly
straddle
compulsion
impudence
deferment

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

2 The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out.
57% Answer Correctly
recrimination
combustion
renown
drub

Solution
The definition for prominence is "Importance." Used in a sentence: The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

3 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
ominous
ethical
exasperation
turmoil

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 ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."

4 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
embellish
clairvoyance
glaring
indecorous

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

5 Mundane most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
retroactive
deferment
commonplace
pantomime

Solution
The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."