ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 788195 Results

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1 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
51% Answer Correctly
stealth
gargantuan
immoderate
connoisseur

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 gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

2 Dubious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
derivative
discern
parity
suspect

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The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for derivative is "Lacking originality."

3 Insinuate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
imply
curtail
exalt
extant

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The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

4 Distortion most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
accommodate
eloquent
prune
contortion

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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 accommodate is "to give consideration to.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

5 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
conduit
hedonism
induce
compassion

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."