ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 701353 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
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1 Eulogy most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
interminable
abate
homage
preclude

Solution
The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

2 The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."
78% Answer Correctly
corroborate
turpitude
bird–like
diffident

Solution
The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

3 The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness.
54% Answer Correctly
mitigating
distortion
insinuate
defiant

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 defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

4 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
archaic
lenient
condone
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 condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant."

5 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
rail
roam
drub
implement

Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."