ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 366885 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

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1 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
pale
advantageous
regale
brandish

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

2 The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders.
79% Answer Correctly
repulse
rhapsody
accommodate
pathos

Solution
The definition for repel is "To resist, reject." Used in a sentence: The soldiers made a massive charge to repel the invaders. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."

3 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
mediate
buffer
intelligle
redouble

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 buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

4 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
stern
interminable
sugar pill

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for stern is "harsh, severe.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

5 Sociable most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
prominence
genial
raucous
accommodate

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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."