ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 976267 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.34
Score 0% 67%

Review

1 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
absolve
camaraderie
unscrupulous
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 absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship."

2 Garish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
accentuate
gaudy
garish
entangle

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

3 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
spew
insinuate
fickle
pretense

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."

4 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
combustion
grandiose
censure
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 combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur."

5 Absolve most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
exculpate
mediate
elusive
untenable

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."