ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 717426 Results

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1 Exception most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
curtail
fickle
anomaly
aesthete

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for curtail is "To make less.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 Solace most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
drub
comfort
preclude

Solution
The definition for solace is "Source of consolation." Used in a sentence: Parents' weekend was a solace to Marjorie, whose beloved daughter had left for college. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance."

3 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
connoisseur
onset
intricate
pretense

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 pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

4 Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop.
55% Answer Correctly
celebrated
blowhard
drub
corrosive

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

5 Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection.
74% Answer Correctly
solace
authoritarian
careless
euphoria

Solution
The definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness." Used in a sentence: Love–struck Charlie was oblivious to everyone but the object of his affection. The definition for solace is "source of consolation.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness."