ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 753397 Results

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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
exception
naive
scorn
turpitude

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 exception is "a case to which the rule does not apply.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."

2 The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.
73% Answer Correctly
corrupt
supple
colossal
buffoonery

Solution
The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."

3 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
exasperation
entertain
impenitent
mediate

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 mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

4 Appraise most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
deferment
insinuate
advantageous
assess

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

5 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
punctual
gargantuan
banal
intricate

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 punctual is "on time.", the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."