ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 426070 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.17
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1 Discern most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
heed
detect
punctual
scamper

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."

2 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
revive
archaic
gravity
ominous

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for revive is "to bring back to life.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

3 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
prune
connoisseur
comparable
servile

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 servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

4 Duplicity most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
deceit
frugal
derivative
procrastinate

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The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for procrastinate is "to put off intentionally.", the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

5 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
foil
sugar pill
regale
aesthete

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."