ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 306576 Results

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1 Refurbish most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
renovate
gargantuan
archaic
incidental

Solution
The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

2 Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
extenuating
aesthete
untenable

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."

3 Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious.
50% Answer Correctly
seditious
induce
inauspicious
plaudits

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

4 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
complement
intricate
corrosive
implausible

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The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
dubious
eloquent
scorn
colossal

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 eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."