ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 732275 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1 "heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
70% Answer Correctly
mind
flourish
elusive
genial

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

2 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
combustion
turmoil
observe
lurid

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
insolence
perception
mediate
written

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

4 Belated most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
colossal
procrastinate
tardy

Solution
The definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time." Used in a sentence: Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card. The definition for procrastinate is "to put off intentionally.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable.
61% Answer Correctly
inviolable
retrograde
buffoonery
retroactive

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."