ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 424076 Results

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1 The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable.
61% Answer Correctly
intricate
retrograde
accommodate
raucous

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

2 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
demean
proximity
flourish
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 proximity is "closeness.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

3 Polarize most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
ecstatic
divide
antidote

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 catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

4 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
serenity
salvage
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

5 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
overjoyed
flourish
disconcert
composed

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for flourish is "to make bold, sweeping gestures.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."