ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 498240 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
fragile
scorn
gravity

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 gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

2 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
rhapsody
moderate
complement

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average."

3 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
disconcert
manifest
enhance
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

4 Euphoria most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
exasperation
flaunt
indecorous
elation

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

5 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
dupe
brandish
rhapsody
lenient

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant."