ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 558721 Results

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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
discern
precept
connoisseur

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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

2 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
solace
accommodate
dreadful
salvage

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for solace is "Source of consolation."

3 Brandish most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
pretense
flourish
derivative
stifle

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

4 Inflammatory most nearly means:
50% Answer Correctly
repel
conduit
seditious
drab

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

5 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
stifle
pageantry
moderate
combative

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 moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."