ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 259508 Results

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1 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
absolve
revive
induce
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 induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for revive is "To bring back to life.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

2 Punctual most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
lurid
defiant
prompt
augment

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The definition for punctual is "On time." Used in a sentence: Ron was worried when the usually punctual Amanda was late for the show. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

3 The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable.
68% Answer Correctly
ceaseless
accessible
discern
mediate

Solution
The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

4 Periodic most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
repeated
authoritarian
fickle
redouble

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The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

5 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
prominence
curtail
extol
sugar pill

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."