ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 75730 Results

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1 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
epitaph
scorn
rancorous
advantageous

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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage."

2 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
adversary
repulse
mediate
recrimination

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for recrimination is "a retaliatory accusation.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists."

3 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
caustic
disconcert
duplicity
euphoria

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion."

4 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
mundane
unscrupulous
contortion
flaw

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 flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

5 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
oblivious
evasive
stifle

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 catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness."