ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 698078 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
serenity
charade
duplicity
stifle

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."

2 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
accommodate
finite
connoisseur
deferment

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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for finite is "Having definite limits.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

3 Anthology most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
benefactor
egotist
collection
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces." Used in a sentence: The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of American masterpieces. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."

4 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
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abate
egotist
evasive
repentant

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 abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for repentant is "Feeling regret."

5 Rancorous most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
turpitude
rancorous
bitter
incongruous

Solution
The definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will." Used in a sentence: The rancorous competition between the two chess clubs actually ended in a brawl. The definition for rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."