ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 494560 Results

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1 Conduit most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
channel
equitable
composed

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

2 Extol most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
perception
genial
glorify
meticulous

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

3 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
urge
lenient
disdain
insolence

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 insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

4 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
classic
corrosive
cunning
penurious

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
retroactive
scorn
aerate
iridescent

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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."