ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 869099 Results

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1 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
untenable
irritation
rail
extenuating

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

2 Disdain most nearly means:
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compulsion
opportune
negate
scorn

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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 compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

3 Untenable most nearly means:
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camaraderie
benevolent
baseless
rhapsody

Solution
The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

4 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
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combustion
connoisseur
gravity
rancorous

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 gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

5 Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.
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eloquent
opponent
hedonism
unscrupulous

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The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for eloquent is "fluent, expressive.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."