ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 548846 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
corrosive
connoisseur
conduit
buffoonery

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 buffoonery is "foolish behavior.", the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination.
70% Answer Correctly
genial
counterclaim
celebrated
exception

Solution
The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
68% Answer Correctly
sameness
illuminate
salvage
prudent

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

4 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
grandiose
fraud
composed
advantageous

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The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for grandiose is "with an affectation of grandeur.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
64% Answer Correctly
deferment
brandish
ecstatic
intricate

Solution
The definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures." Used in a sentence: The fairy godmother flourished her wand and turned the pumpkin into a carriage. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."