ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 758190 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
pageantry
combative
insinuate
aesthete

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 aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly."

2 Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
56% Answer Correctly
deferment
disdain
pretense
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 deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

3 Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying.
82% Answer Correctly
imply
precept
incisive
servile

Solution
The definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly." Used in a sentence: Sinead, who did not like confrontation, insinuated that Beth was lying. The definition for incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."

4 Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate.
65% Answer Correctly
procrastinate
subside
raspy
penurious

Solution
The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

5 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
condone
inauspicious
pale
celebrated

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 celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."