ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 400780 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
Score 0% 68%

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1 The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit.
70% Answer Correctly
equitable
elusive
pomp
trim

Solution
The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

2 After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams.
81% Answer Correctly
brawl
accessible
incidental
censure

Solution
The definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people." Used in a sentence: After the game, a melee broke out between fans of the opposing teams. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."

3 The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class.
54% Answer Correctly
immoderate
incongruous
fragile
anomaly

Solution
The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

4 Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery.
62% Answer Correctly
jocularity
polarize
revoke
rail

Solution
The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups.", and the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back."

5 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
egotist
iridescent
inviolable
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 inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."