ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 86542 Results

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1 The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums.
86% Answer Correctly
epistolary
limited
negate
demean

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

2 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
disconcert
pretense
catastrophic
vulgar

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

3 Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
72% Answer Correctly
roam
exception
redouble
lurid

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 lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 Solace most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
comfort
authoritarian
apathetic
epitaph

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

5 Pretentious most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
mandate
proximity
dubious
pompous

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 proximity is "closeness.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."