ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 286377 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Pomp most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
intricate
benevolent
pageantry
stern

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

2 The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism.
78% Answer Correctly
awe
garish
grandiose
glorify

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."

3 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
hedonism
scorn
derelict
redouble

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 redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

4 Benevolent most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
pantomime
comprehensible
altruistic
composed

Solution
The definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful." Used in a sentence: Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework. The definition for pantomime is "telling a story through gestures.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
avian
celebrated
corrupt
disdain

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."