ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 5192 Results

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
compassion
heinous
scapegoat
insolence

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 insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

2 Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious.
50% Answer Correctly
seditious
illuminate
curtail
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger." Used in a sentence: Garth's inflammatory remarks at the party made Gwen furious. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for illuminate is "To make clear.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

3 Curtail most nearly means:
79% Answer Correctly
antidote
pretense
shorten
mundane

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The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for mundane is "practical, ordinary.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."

4 Brandish most nearly means:
58% Answer Correctly
brandish
flourish
insolence
genial

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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

5 Untenable most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
abate
baseless
epitaph
rehash

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The definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended." Used in a sentence: Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for rehash is "To discuss again."