ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 752527 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.79
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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
perception
scorn
procrastinate
corroborate

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for procrastinate is "to put off intentionally.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

2 Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.
43% Answer Correctly
salvage
inviolable
waffle
buffer

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."

3 Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister.
59% Answer Correctly
implement
beneficial
unscrupulous
elation

Solution
The definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness." Used in a sentence: Cassandra was overcome with euphoria when she met her long–lost sister. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."

4 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
methodical
diffident
belated
banal

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

5 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
brawl
incongruous
aesthete
nurture

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."