ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 565405 Results

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1 Commemorate most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
observe
archaic
iridescent
derelict

Solution
The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

2 Pretentious most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
diffident
indecorous
pompous
insinuate

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

3 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
flagrant
connoisseur
procrastinate
redouble

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 flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

4 Conduit most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
fragile
repentant
rancorous
channel

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 fragile is "delicate.", the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

5 In the world of high fashion, two–year–old shoes are considered positively archaic.
69% Answer Correctly
fickle
refurbish
antiquated
corrective

Solution
The definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time." Used in a sentence: In the world of high fashion, two–year–old shoes are considered positively archaic. The definition for refurbish is "to brighten or freshen.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."