ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 586128 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1 Inauspicious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
promote
regurgitate
ploy
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 promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan."

2 Extenuating most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
promote
flourish
accommodate
mitigating

Solution
The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of."

3 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
mandate
irritation
eulogy

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

4 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
augment
meticulous
epitaph
connoisseur

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
fraud
merciful
prominence
apathetic

Solution
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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."