ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 611749 Results

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1 Exalt most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
garish
perception
glorify
exasperation

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

2 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
derelict
corrupt
embellish
pretentious

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

3 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
buffer
contortion
exalt
intricate

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise."

4 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
genial
connoisseur
proximity
combustion

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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 combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for proximity is "Closeness."

5 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
archetypal
clairvoyance
incidental

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."