ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 40214 Results

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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
obnoxious
compassion
stealth
diffident

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."

2 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
prominence
iridescent
spew
appalling

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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 prominence is "importance.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust."

3 Incidental most nearly means:
53% Answer Correctly
genial
discern
petty
immoderate

Solution
The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct."

4 Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false.
67% Answer Correctly
combustion
neutralize
anthology
fragile

Solution
The definition for negate is "To make invalid." Used in a sentence: Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

5 The stern principal canceled the prom after the seniors played a silly prank.
88% Answer Correctly
negate
strict
drab
authoritarian

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 authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."