ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 721193 Results

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1 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
ethical
connoisseur
drub
accommodate

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 ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

2 Distortion most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
immoderate
regale
salvage
contortion

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 salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

3 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
antidote
flaw
entertain

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 flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

4 Fragile most nearly means:
87% Answer Correctly
regale
raucous
frail
negate

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The definition for fragile is "Delicate." Used in a sentence: Jade placed the fragile vase out of reach of her rambunctious boys. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

5 Civility most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
compulsion
courtesy
periodic
immoderate

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The definition for civility is "Politeness." Used in a sentence: The usually unruly Thomas acted with great civility when his favorite uncle visited. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals."