ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 794807 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
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1 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
derelict
compassion
prudent
corrective

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 corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for prudent is "Marked by wisdom, shrewd.", and the definition for derelict is "Abandoned."

2 The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts.
65% Answer Correctly
parity
spew
drab
immoderate

Solution
The definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back." Used in a sentence: The teacher wanted us to examine ideas rather than to regurgitate memorized facts. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous.", and the definition for parity is "Equality."

3 Embellish most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
recrimination
pathos
adorn
combustion

Solution
The definition for embellish is "To decorate." Used in a sentence: Sari embellished the plain curtains with satin ribbons and tassels. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 Pantomime most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
charade
composed
melee
manifest

Solution
The definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures." Used in a sentence: The jealous actress called her understudy's performance a ridiculous pantomime. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

5 The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth.
62% Answer Correctly
contortion
repel
obnoxious
abate

Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."