ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 219612 Results

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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
augment
regale
eulogy

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 augment is "to make greater.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

2 The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account.
49% Answer Correctly
melee
compulsion
adversary
glaring

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 adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

3 Plaudits most nearly means:
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obnoxious
pomp
insolence
kudos

Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

4 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
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gargantuan
indecorous
intelligle
exception

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

5 Pantomime most nearly means:
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inauspicious
turmoil
charade
mundane

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."