ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 219487 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
mediate
brandish
connoisseur
opportune

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 opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

2 Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out.
61% Answer Correctly
precept
illuminate
strategem
gruff

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."

3 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
garish
spew
onset

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 onset is "beginning.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."

4 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
naive
interminable
glaring
insolence

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."

5 Fidelity most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
flagrant
incidental
indecorous
loyalty

Solution
The definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful." Used in a sentence: Unlike her fickle friend Benji, May Belle was known for her fidelity. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."