ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 257936 Results

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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
duplicity
retroactive
elusive
scorn

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 duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

2 Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity.
56% Answer Correctly
drab
frugal
embellish
genial

Solution
The definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy." Used in a sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was most penurious, refusing to give even a penny to charity. The definition for drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

3 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
disdain
heed
embellish
objectionable

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for heed is "To pay attention to."

4 Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
76% Answer Correctly
drub
celebrated
excuse
accentuate

Solution
The definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable." Used in a sentence: Crystal condoned her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

5 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
jocularity
prominence
disdain

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."