ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 122985 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.79
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1 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
archaic
brawl
perception
impenitent

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

2 Appalling most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
dreadful
pantomime
beneficial
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

3 Heed most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
aesthete
mind
illuminate
mandate

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The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

4 Proximity most nearly means:
91% Answer Correctly
nearness
pomp
intricate
redouble

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The definition for proximity is "Closeness." Used in a sentence: The proximity of Tia's house to school meant that she could walk there in five minutes. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for pomp is "Showy display."

5 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
sugar pill
gruff
mundane
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech."