ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 547557 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.16
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1 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
civility
belated
repulse
discern

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

2 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
stern
impudence
buffoonery
interminable

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 interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."

3 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
colossal
objectionable
eulogy
condone

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

4 The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters.
64% Answer Correctly
interminable
turpitude
arbitrate
hedonism

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 Impenitent most nearly means:
47% Answer Correctly
celebrated
obdurate
aesthete
compulsion

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."