ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 504644 Results

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Correct 0 3.27
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1 The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness.
54% Answer Correctly
indecorous
authoritarian
mitigating
fraud

Solution
The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

2 Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone.
58% Answer Correctly
accentuate
euphoria
slavish
exasperation

Solution
The definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive." Used in a sentence: Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone. The definition for accentuate is "to emphasize.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated."

3 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
manifest
naive
oxygenate
entangle

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The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for manifest is "obvious.", the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
intricate
penurious
compassion
combustion

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 intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

5 Perception most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
aesthete
commemorate
cognition
prominence

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."