ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 174219 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.97
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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
compassion
induce
celebrated
fraud

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 fraud is "trick.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected."

2 Colossal most nearly means:
85% Answer Correctly
gigantic
appraise
raspy
aesthete

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

3 Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.
68% Answer Correctly
assess
pomp
prune
regurgitate

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

4 Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found.
82% Answer Correctly
augment
mundane
gravity
honorable

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The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance."

5 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
overjoyed
meticulous
gravity
manifest

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The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."