ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 238196 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
Score 0% 67%

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1 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
accommodate
incongruous
strategem
censure

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

2 Surplus most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
turpitude
commemorate
surfeit

Solution
The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

3 Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens.
81% Answer Correctly
condone
appalling
foster
flaunt

Solution
The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for flaunt is "To display showily."

4 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
induce
compassion
epistolary
surplus

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 surplus is "excess.", the definition for induce is "To influence or cause.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."

5 Egotist most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
blowhard
deferment
flourish
comparable

Solution
The definition for egotist is "Self–important person." Used in a sentence: Darren dreaded carpooling with the egotist Shelly, who talked about herself nonstop. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."