ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 535526 Results

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1 Deferment most nearly means:
75% Answer Correctly
postponement
insolence
immoderate
revoke

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

2 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
rancorous
eulogy
perception
banal

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

3 Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends.
62% Answer Correctly
embellish
channel
exasperation
epistolary

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 exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."

4 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
igniting
mediate
exasperation
induce

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

5 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
accommodate
plaudits
discern
caustic

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."