ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 457900 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1 The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble.
66% Answer Correctly
evasive
turmoil
periodic
epitaph

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

2 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
flagrant
promote
corrective
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 promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

3 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
comparable
epistolary
extant

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for extant is "Currently existing."

4 Revoke most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
repel
aesthete
rescind
camaraderie

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

5 Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake.
68% Answer Correctly
sameness
incisive
ramble
retroactive

Solution
The definition for parity is "Equality." Used in a sentence: Hilda, to avoid squabbles, aimed for parity in the slices of birthday cake. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."