ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 745104 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.18
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1 Archetypal most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
classic
placebo
stealth
comprehensible

Solution
The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing."

2 The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher.
59% Answer Correctly
flourish
plaudits
distortion
parity

Solution
The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for plaudits is "enthusiastic approval.", the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

3 Prominence most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
indecorous
genial
renown
pallid

Solution
The definition for prominence is "Importance." Used in a sentence: The singer's prominence ensured that the concert would sell out. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

4 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
prudent
compulsion
pale
advantageous

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 compulsion is "an irresistible impulse.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd."

5 Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling.
50% Answer Correctly
exasperation
pantomime
implement
surly

Solution
The definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech." Used in a sentence: Heidi's grandfather was gruff, barking stern orders and hardly smiling. The definition for implement is "to carry out or accomplish.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."