ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 778196 Results

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1 Conduit most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
eulogy
aerate
channel
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing." Used in a sentence: Jason, a notorious gossip, was a conduit for information about his friends. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for aerate is "To supply with air."

2 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
regale
epitaph
fidelity

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

3 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
demean
scapegoat
strategem
liability

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

4 Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts.
89% Answer Correctly
inflammatory
prudent
appalling
start

Solution
The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
illuminate
clairvoyance
connoisseur
buffer

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 illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for buffer is "Protective barrier."