ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 31833 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
Score 0% 72%

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1 Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet.
74% Answer Correctly
impenitent
insolence
excessive
combustion

Solution
The definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits." Used in a sentence: Bob's immoderate appetite shocked the guests at the wedding banquet. The definition for combustion is "act of burning.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

2 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
authoritarian
archetypal
impenitent
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 impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
benevolent
enhance
obnoxious
lurid

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

4 Sociable most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
surplus
supple
proximity
genial

Solution
The definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship." Used in a sentence: The sociable Glenda was delighted to receive the party invitation. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

5 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
flaunt
stifle
rancorous
intelligle

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 flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage."