ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 422896 Results

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1 Revoke most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
interminable
extenuating
rescind
authoritarian

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

2 Polarize most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
lurid
combustion
defiant
divide

Solution
The definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups." Used in a sentence: Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

3 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
cover
proximity
heed
supple

Solution
The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for proximity is "closeness.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

4 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
61% Answer Correctly
hedonism
channel
heed
equitable

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

5 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
88% Answer Correctly
absolve
hedonism
benevolent
start

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."