ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 837092 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.51
Score 0% 70%

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1 Beneficial most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
disdain
illuminate
advantageous
duplicity

Solution
The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

2 The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters.
64% Answer Correctly
camaraderie
arbitrate
melee
servile

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

3 The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy.
71% Answer Correctly
crafty
fickle
condone
elusive

Solution
The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

4 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
corrosive
frugal
colossal
classic

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
gravity
scorn
onset
discern

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 discern is "to recognize as separate as distinct.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."