ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 735571 Results

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1 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
prune
composed
irritation
pallid

Solution
The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

2 Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart.
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augment
mask
censure
intricate

Solution
The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance." Used in a sentence: Emily's smile is just a facade masking her broken heart. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for censure is "To find fault with.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

3 Extenuating most nearly means:
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negate
mitigating
comprehensible
pretentious

Solution
The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

4 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
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flaunt
pale
archaic
iridescent

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 flaunt is "to display showily.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

5 Scapegoat most nearly means:
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repentant
antidote
discern
dupe

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 repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts."