ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 436351 Results

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
equitable
celebrated
compassion
clairvoyance

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 celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal."

2 Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away.
67% Answer Correctly
sugar pill
prominence
placebo
dubious

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 dubious is "questionable.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

3 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
abate
perception
medium
incisive

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

4 Repel most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
elusive
meticulous
colossal
repulse

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 elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.
64% Answer Correctly
incidental
propitious
brandish
interminable

Solution
The definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient." Used in a sentence: Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for incidental is "Minor."