ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 144596 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
indecorous
censure
fragile
entertain

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

2 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
revive
celebrated
perception
glorify

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The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
methodical
rescue
prune
negate

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The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."

4 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
melodious
ploy
derelict

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The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."

5 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
gravity
augment
illuminate
connoisseur

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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 gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for illuminate is "To make clear."