ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 87764 Results

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1 Sociable most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
moderate
compulsion
catastrophic
genial

Solution
The definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship." Used in a sentence: The sociable Glenda was delighted to receive the party invitation. The definition for compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

2 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
ominous
duplicity
combative
pretense

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The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

3 As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field.
75% Answer Correctly
accessible
intensify
epistolary
incidental

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The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
commemorate
heed
furtiveness
epistolary

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The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

5 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
turmoil
flagrant
igniting
mandate

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The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."