ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 899163 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
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1 Exalt most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
oblivious
aesthete
glorify
archaic

Solution
The definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise." Used in a sentence: The fireman was publicly exalted for his heroism. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

2 The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion.
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
incumbent
censure
placebo

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 censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

3 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
54% Answer Correctly
akin
servile
futile
corroborate

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence."

4 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
pallid
refurbish
rehash

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for rehash is "To discuss again.", and the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen."

5 Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics.
66% Answer Correctly
scapegoat
elucidate
intricate
eulogy

Solution
The definition for illuminate is "To make clear." Used in a sentence: Her excellent lecture illuminated the complicated subject of nuclear physics. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."