ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 949169 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
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1 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
mandate
medium
demeanor
raucous

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

2 Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair.
76% Answer Correctly
lenient
plaudits
curtail
highlight

Solution
The definition for accentuate is "To emphasize." Used in a sentence: Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair. The definition for lenient is "mild or tolerant.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

3 Composed most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
serene
pallid
epitaph
comparable

Solution
The definition for composed is "Calm." Used in a sentence: Although her stomach was in knots, the actress appeared perfectly composed when she took the stage. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."

4 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
insolence
archaic
ominous
polarize

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 insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
elusive
connoisseur
fickle
opportune

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."