ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 865468 Results

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1 The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime.
60% Answer Correctly
raspy
duplicity
mandate
charade

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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 raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

2 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
75% Answer Correctly
exception
repel
induce
careless

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The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
fidelity
caustic
indecorous
aesthete

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The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

4 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
84% Answer Correctly
comparable
opponent
condone
equitable

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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 condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

5 Prudent most nearly means:
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clairvoyance
judicious
turpitude
rhapsody

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The definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd." Used in a sentence: Manny was happy she followed Greg's prudent advice to study, as the test was difficult. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."