ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 437709 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.00
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1 The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released.
47% Answer Correctly
exception
corrective
obdurate
placebo

Solution
The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

2 Negate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
perception
lurid
scamper
neutralize

Solution
The definition for negate is "To make invalid." Used in a sentence: Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
disconcert
brandish
connoisseur
methodical

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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."

4 Defiant most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
fragile
brandish
impudent
interminable

Solution
The definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance." Used in a sentence: The defiant toddler refused to leave the park. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

5 Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics.
66% Answer Correctly
serenity
elucidate
apathetic
antidote

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."