ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 745353 Results

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1 Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems
72% Answer Correctly
classic
impenitent
gruff
insolence

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 gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

2 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
awe
advantageous
pale
opportune

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 awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

3 Pathos most nearly means:
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exasperation
incisive
augment
compassion

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The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."

4 Appalling most nearly means:
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pretense
dreadful
epistolary
cunning

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The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 Indecorous most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
buffoonery
ecstatic
inauspicious
vulgar

Solution
The definition for indecorous is "In bad taste." Used in a sentence: My parents banned Chad from our house because of his indecorous behavior at dinner. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable."