ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 677260 Results

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1 Serenity most nearly means:
86% Answer Correctly
prune
rehash
peace
drub

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for drub is "to defeat decisively.", the definition for rehash is "To discuss again.", and the definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess."

2 Scapegoat most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
exception
dupe
duplicity
beneficial

Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

3 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
flourish
buffer
flaw
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

4 Mediate most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
retroactive
censure
arbitrate
turpitude

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

5 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
derivative
flaw
pale
disdain

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for flaw is "An imperfection.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."