ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 319972 Results

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Correct 0 3.69
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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
fickle
mundane
condone
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 condone is "to treat as acceptable.", the definition for fickle is "Lacking constancy, changeable.", and the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary."

2 Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation.
75% Answer Correctly
demean
regale
solace
postponement

Solution
The definition for deferment is "The act of delaying." Used in a sentence: Sybil was frustrated by the deferment of her much anticipated vacation. The definition for demean is "to lower status.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

3 Awe most nearly means:
48% Answer Correctly
veneration
inviolable
ecstatic
fragile

Solution
The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for fragile is "Delicate."

4 Mandate most nearly means:
89% Answer Correctly
command
mediate
iridescent
pretense

Solution
The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder.
85% Answer Correctly
placebo
heed
comparable
gigantic

Solution
The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."