ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 325431 Results

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1 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
turpitude
observe
celebrated
trove

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for trove is "Valuable collection."

2 The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness.
54% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
curtail
mitigating
grandiose

Solution
The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
clarity
regale
connoisseur
catastrophic

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 clarity is "clearness.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

4 Finite most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
elusive
appraise
methodical
limited

Solution
The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for methodical is "performed in an orderly manner.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

5 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
curtail
methodical
naive
strategem

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."