ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 411629 Results

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1 Exception most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
anomaly
appraise
servile
moderate

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of."

2 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
strict
duplicity
eulogy
nurture

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

3 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
scorn
demean
interminable

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 demean is "to lower status.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

4 Redouble most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
supple
intensify
heinous
revoke

Solution
The definition for redouble is "To make twice as great." Used in a sentence: As the sun began to set, Brittany redoubled her effort to find the necklace she had dropped in the field. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

5 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
colossal
repulse
adversary
pretense

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."