ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 438407 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
Score 0% 61%

Review

1 Mundane most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
exception
commonplace
fidelity
penurious

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
67% Answer Correctly
beneficial
epistolary
ominous
onset

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 epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

3 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
hedonism
comparable
banal
clarity

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

4 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
oblige
pretense
insinuate
accentuate

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.
75% Answer Correctly
suppress
compulsion
mediate
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."