ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 727992 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
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1 Insolence most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
celebrated
impudence
aesthete
accentuate

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 celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize."

2 Appraise most nearly means:
68% Answer Correctly
assess
insinuate
antidote
avian

Solution
The definition for appraise is "To evaluate the worth of." Used in a sentence: Simone, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

3 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
disconcert
commemorate
pale
elate

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 disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

4 Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels.
61% Answer Correctly
melee
iridescent
adorn
pantomime

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
epistolary
solace
pageantry
pathos

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters."