ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 557272 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.67
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1 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
accommodate
gargantuan
flourish
ominous

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 accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

2 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
command
inauspicious
extol

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 extol is "to praise highly.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

3 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
aerate
impudence
extenuating
flaw

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 aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

4 Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
72% Answer Correctly
mediate
manifest
archaic
oxygenate

Solution
The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

5 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
immoderate
trim
mundane
untenable

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."