ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 906674 Results

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1 Aesthete most nearly means:
52% Answer Correctly
intricate
clairvoyance
plaudits
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 intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

2 Retroactive most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
retrograde
serenity
implausible
naive

Solution
The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for naive is "lacking worldy wisdom.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

3 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
unnerve
elusive
clairvoyance
raucous

Solution
The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

4 The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors.
74% Answer Correctly
fraud
repel
complicated
trove

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The definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts." Used in a sentence: The intricate poem baffled most readers with its numerous obscure metaphors. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

5 Illuminate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
flourish
rancorous
elucidate
disconcert

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 disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."