ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 654536 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.34
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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
garish
fickle
connoisseur
retroactive

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 garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

2 The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
80% Answer Correctly
onset
irritation
facade
demean

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

3 The pastry connoisseur was able to discern Swiss from Belgian chocolate.
71% Answer Correctly
avian
equitable
flourish
detect

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 avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

4 Foil most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
advantageous
obnoxious
stifle
complement

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive."

5 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
diffident
intelligle
catastrophic
civility

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."