ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 675547 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
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1 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
brandish
corroborate
pretentious
impartial

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

2 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
pretentious
liability
corrective
vulgar

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

3 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
turpitude
mediate
extant
command

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 extant is "currently existing.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
inviolable
repentant
insolence

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

5 "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
63% Answer Correctly
combustion
inscription
sociable
extant

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."