ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 446322 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
oblivious
pretentious
connoisseur
obnoxious

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

2 Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college.
69% Answer Correctly
garish
impenitent
extol
comfort

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for extol is "To praise highly.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

3 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
oblivious
shimmering
mandate
extenuating

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

4 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
lurid
urge
heed
deferment

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

5 Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.
62% Answer Correctly
turpitude
induce
accessible
surfeit

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."