ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 76261 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
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1 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
command
genial
incisive
corrective

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 corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

2 Fickle most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
combustion
augment
negate
erratic

Solution
The definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable." Used in a sentence: The fickle Senji had a new best friend every month. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

3 The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race.
59% Answer Correctly
commemorate
servile
pompous
condone

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

4 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
67% Answer Correctly
extant
epistolary
appalling
ceaseless

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
pretentious
supple
compulsion
deferment

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."