ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 811070 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.65
Score 0% 73%

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1 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
methodical
command
archaic
advantageous

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 methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

2 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
meticulous
fidelity
finite
contortion

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 meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

3 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
stern
corruption
mandate
turpitude

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

4 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
oblivious
compulsion
impenitent
opponent

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."

5 The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother.
71% Answer Correctly
servile
obnoxious
comprehensible
impudence

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."