ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 44811 Results

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1 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
dubious
rail
connoisseur
combustion

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 rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for dubious is "Questionable."

2 Adversary most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
surplus
inauspicious
exception
opponent

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

3 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
fidelity
apathetic
prune
compassion

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

4 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
opportune
extenuating
unnerve
fidelity

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The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing.", and the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful."

5 Buffer most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
demean
anthology
cushion
combustion

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."