ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 157033 Results

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1 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
stern
aerate
banal
catastrophic

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe."

2 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
corrosive
colossal
camaraderie

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The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

3 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
foil
strict
ethical
facade

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards."

4 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
corrective
flaw
oblivious

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."

5 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
naive
precept
futile
shorten

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."