ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 968067 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
Score 0% 71%

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1 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
67% Answer Correctly
penurious
heed
aesthete
ominous

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

2 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
salvage
dubious
corrosive
strict

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

3 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
pretense
iridescent
honorable
extol

Solution
The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
derivative
mandate
furtiveness
absolve

Solution
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 mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

5 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
60% Answer Correctly
corrosive
written
naive
aerate

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."