ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 592800 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.47
Score 0% 69%

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
compassion
foil
avian
onset

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 foil is "one that enhances or underscores by contrast.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

2 The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly.
77% Answer Correctly
dash
turmoil
discern
ramble

Solution
The definition for scamper is "To run quickly." Used in a sentence: The frightened kitten scampered away from the butterfly. The definition for ramble is "to wander, physically or in language.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

3 Supple most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
perception
moderate
elusive
pliant

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for moderate is "tending toward the average.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

4 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
rail
authoritarian
impudence
implausible

Solution
The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for rail is "To scold in harsh language."

5 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
insinuate
classic
rail
inviolable

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass."