ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 400840 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
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1 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
revoke
civility
strict

Solution
The definition for stern is "Harsh, severe." Used in a sentence: The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

2 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
prune
demeanor
duplicity
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess.", and the definition for demeanor is "Behavior towards others."

3 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
archetypal
accentuate
spew
insinuate

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

4 The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant.
55% Answer Correctly
objectionable
precept
regurgitate
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for regurgitate is "to pour out or throw back.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

5 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
incisive
raucous
compassion
accommodate

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 raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive."