ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 59197 Results

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1 Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise.
67% Answer Correctly
divide
comparable
cunning
pretentious

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 cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

2 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
indecorous
ecstatic
pantomime

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 indecorous is "in bad taste.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

3 Discern most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
detect
redouble
archaic
exalt

Solution
The definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct." Used in a sentence: The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

4 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
pliant
derelict
inviolable

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."

5 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
rail
exception
commemorate
impudence

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."