ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 585757 Results

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1 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
37% Answer Correctly
redouble
banal
archaic
incongruous

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 archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

2 The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value.
86% Answer Correctly
pathos
defect
eulogy
inauspicious

Solution
The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

3 Gruff most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
turpitude
surly
indecorous
hedonism

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

4 Stifle most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
suppress
drub
moderate
revoke

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 revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

5 Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
lurid
command
supple
archetypal

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 supple is "flexible.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."