ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 105173 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
extenuating
insolence
excessive
onset

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."

2 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
eloquent
benevolent
incidental
pageantry

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for incidental is "minor.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

3 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
lurid
supple
commemorate
merciful

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for supple is "Flexible.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

4 Illuminate most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
perception
drab
elucidate
epitaph

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 perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."

5 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
compassion
incisive
ethical

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."