ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 438689 Results

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1 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
61% Answer Correctly
charade
clairvoyance
benevolent
mandate

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

2 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
spew
punctual
combustion
condone

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
censure
furtiveness
revive
apathetic

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for revive is "to bring back to life.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

4 The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense.
78% Answer Correctly
iridescent
comprehensible
incumbent
merciful

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The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

5 Samir's incisive leadership made him the natural choice for president of the company.
58% Answer Correctly
archetypal
keen
recrimination
surplus

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The definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive." Used in a sentence: Samir's incisive leadership made him the natural choice for president of the company. The definition for archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."