ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 491122 Results

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1 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
compulsion
scorn
corrosive
fragile

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

2 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
stifle
cunning
shimmering
fragile

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 fragile is "delicate.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight."

3 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
precept
pageantry
accessible
fraud

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

4 Comparable most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
ethical
apathetic
akin
surplus

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for surplus is "excess.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

5 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
strict
ecstatic
impenitent
finite

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."