ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 934896 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.21
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1 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
intricate
ominous
benevolent
aesthete

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class.
76% Answer Correctly
opportune
rule
intricate
compulsion

Solution
The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

3 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
epitaph
futile
insinuate
ceaseless

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

4 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
advantageous
glaring
commemorate
accentuate

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

5 Opportune most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
periodic
propitious
ecstatic
epitaph

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."