ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 316676 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.57
Score	0%	71%

Review

1 Avian most nearly means:

78% Answer Correctly

	manifest
	incidental
	recrimination
	bird–like

Solution

The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

2 Pathos most nearly means:

73% Answer Correctly

	plaudits
	serenity
	compassion
	insolence

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 plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother.

77% Answer Correctly

	prevent
	elate
	pretense
	turpitude

Solution

The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for elate is "to fill with joy.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

4 Corrosive most nearly means:

59% Answer Correctly

	servile
	caustic
	aesthete
	diffident

Solution

The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for diffident is "lacking self–confidence.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

5 Insolence most nearly means:

70% Answer Correctly

	drub
	impudence
	turpitude
	archetypal

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 drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."