ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 850107 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

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1 Facade most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
aerate
mask
belated
prudent

Solution
The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

2 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
mandate
corroborate
strict
colossal

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

3 Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
56% Answer Correctly
dupe
prune
absolve
derelict

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

4 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
imply
flourish
gruff
egotist

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for egotist is "self–important person.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

5 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
charade
insinuate
inauspicious
elate

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."