ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 577503 Results

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1 The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry.
59% Answer Correctly
caustic
disdain
elusive
aesthete

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for disdain is "feeling of contempt.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
civility
shorten
awe
rancorous

Solution
The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

3 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
repel
evasive
distortion
defiant

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

4 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
oblige
gruff
indecorous
euphoria

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

5 Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise.
68% Answer Correctly
antidote
divide
commemorate
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups." Used in a sentence: Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."