ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 411187 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
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1 Archetypal most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
classic
combustion
antidote
rhapsody

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

2 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
elusive
placebo
accentuate
connoisseur

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 elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

3 Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral.
66% Answer Correctly
aesthete
turpitude
pomp
homage

Solution
The definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased." Used in a sentence: Ernesto delivered a moving eulogy at his uncle's funeral. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

4 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
recrimination
regurgitate
penurious
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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

5 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
prominence
exception
garish
excessive

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for garish is "Offensively bright."