ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 787351 Results

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
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beneficial
lurid
heinous
compassion

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for beneficial is "helpful.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

2 Indecorous most nearly means:
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vulgar
brandish
insolence
compulsion

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 brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness."

3 Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology.
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drab
seriousness
opportune
clairvoyance

Solution
The definition for gravity is "Importance, significance." Used in a sentence: Understanding the gravity of his error, Ken offered his humblest apology. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
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intelligle
colossal
rail
heinous

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The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous."

5 Unscrupulous most nearly means:
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lurid
archaic
authoritarian
corrupt

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The definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles." Used in a sentence: The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."