ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 158431 Results

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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
conduit
scorn
appraise
commemorate

Solution
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 commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

2 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
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benefactor
iridescent
ploy
elation

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The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for ploy is "a contrived plan.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

3 Turmoil most nearly means:
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chaos
rancorous
obnoxious
corrosive

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The definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation." Used in a sentence: The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

4 Turpitude most nearly means:
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melodious
pathos
corruption
archaic

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The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

5 Promote most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
fraud
abate
gruff
advance

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The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity."