ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 630576 Results

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1 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
oblivious
exalt
impudence
comprehensible

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 oblivious is "lacking awareness.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

2 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
heinous
proximity
perception

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The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
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compassion
avian
euphoria
futile

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The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness."

4 Derelict most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
destitute
indecorous
negate
finite

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The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

5 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
exasperation
subside
clairvoyance
turpitude

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The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."