ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 290314 Results

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1 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
commemorate
impudence
combative
distortion

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for combative is "eager to fight.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

2 The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
accentuate
turpitude
oblivious

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

3 Garish most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
gaudy
derelict
eulogy
corrosive

Solution
The definition for garish is "Offensively bright." Used in a sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for derelict is "Abandoned.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

4 Prominence most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
belated
untenable
parity
renown

Solution
The definition for prominence is "Importance." Used in a sentence: The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out. The definition for untenable is "not able to be defended.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

5 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
gravity
disconcert
diffident
compassion

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 gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."