ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 172834 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1 Illuminate most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
interminable
elucidate
rancorous
duplicity

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 rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

2 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
discern
mundane
pathos
pale

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
entangle
hedonism
lurid

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

4 Stern most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
defiant
strict
benefactor
frugal

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for benefactor is "One who offers financial help.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."

5 Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.
43% Answer Correctly
waffle
pathos
scapegoat
combative

Solution
The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for scapegoat is "someone who bears the blame for others.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for combative is "Eager to fight."