ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 674460 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
serenity
medium
scamper
turpitude

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for serenity is "calmness.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

2 Entangle most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
embroil
drub
elate
ethical

Solution
The definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble." Used in a sentence: Jonah regretted entangling Parker in his legal difficulties. The definition for ethical is "conforming to accepted standards.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

3 The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes.
66% Answer Correctly
garish
negate
blame
pathos

Solution
The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for garish is "offensively bright.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
stern
compassion
beneficial
censure

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 censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

5 After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy.
83% Answer Correctly
equitable
pretense
harsh
stealth

Solution
The definition for raspy is "rough, grating." Used in a sentence: After shouting to his players through the long game, the coach's voice was raspy. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for equitable is "Fair and equal.", and the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed."