ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 549687 Results

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1 Lurid most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
gruesome
commemorate
condone
melodious

Solution
The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for commemorate is "to mark by a ceremony.", the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

2 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
manifest
accessible
recrimination
written

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

3 The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity.
61% Answer Correctly
deceit
raspy
anthology
pretense

Solution
The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
revive
induce
colossal
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 induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous.", and the definition for revive is "To bring back to life."

5 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
revoke
clairvoyance
irritation

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for revoke is "to cancel by taking back.", the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."