ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 199420 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.69
Score 0% 74%

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1 My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner.
69% Answer Correctly
vulgar
aesthete
eloquent
avian

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

2 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
fidelity
compassion
meticulous
conduit

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 meticulous is "extrememly careful regarding details.", the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

3 Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor.
74% Answer Correctly
perception
servile
intelligle
combative

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

4 Inauspicious most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
antidote
precept
ominous
derivative

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

5 The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.
86% Answer Correctly
peace
fickle
exasperation
antidote

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable."