ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 840714 Results

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1 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
proximity
dupe
gargantuan
combustion

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for proximity is "closeness.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

2 The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty.
68% Answer Correctly
rhapsody
glorify
civility
indecorous

Solution
The definition for extol is "To praise highly." Used in a sentence: The statesman extolled the ambassador who single–handedly negotiated the peace treaty. The definition for civility is "politeness.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

3 Aesthete most nearly means:
51% Answer Correctly
insinuate
connoisseur
implausible
incidental

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 incidental is "minor.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

4 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
melee
iridescent
euphoria
foster

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 Incidental most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
petty
raucous
accessible
curtail

Solution
The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."