ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 245276 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
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1 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
heinous
rail
colossal
deceit

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

2 The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer.
70% Answer Correctly
timid
procrastinate
frugal
raucous

Solution
The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for procrastinate is "to put off intentionally.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

3 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
exasperation
scorn
pallid
deferment

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 exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

4 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
pale
inviolable
incidental
accentuate

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
scamper
pantomime
scapegoat

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 scamper is "to run quickly.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."