ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 173806 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
flagrant
turpitude
pale
refurbish

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 flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen."

2 Prudent most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
judicious
futile
nurture
corrective

Solution
The definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd." Used in a sentence: Manny was happy she followed Greg's prudent advice to study, as the test was difficult. The definition for corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective."

3 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
composed
incumbent
prune
charade

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

4 Equitable most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
absolve
impartial
demean
anthology

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

5 The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity.
71% Answer Correctly
placebo
iridescent
lucidity
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for clarity is "Clearness." Used in a sentence: The refreshing water in the mountain stream was remarkable for its clarity. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."