ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 477219 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1 Regurgitate most nearly means:
65% Answer Correctly
parity
spew
melee
turmoil

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 turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for parity is "Equality.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

2 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
perception
compassion
negate
eloquent

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 negate is "to make invalid.", the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 Ploy most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
strategem
inviolable
manifest
garish

Solution
The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

4 Combustion most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
insolence
inviolable
igniting
augment

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

5 The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet.
57% Answer Correctly
complement
stealth
iridescent
euphoria

Solution
The definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast." Used in a sentence: The sweet cookie was a perfect foil to the sour lemon sorbet. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."