ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 801473 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
Score 0% 62%

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
perception
beneficial
compassion
straddle

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 perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."

2 Flagrant most nearly means:
49% Answer Correctly
glaring
hedonism
accessible
benevolent

Solution
The definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive." Used in a sentence: The executive was fired for his flagrant abuse of the company expense account. The definition for hedonism is "belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", the definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach.", and the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful."

3 The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.
82% Answer Correctly
medium
nurture
awe
immoderate

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits."

4 Perception most nearly means:
69% Answer Correctly
disconcert
cognition
abate
retroactive

Solution
The definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding." Used in a sentence: His incredible perception made him the best detective on the force. The definition for abate is "become less in amount or intensity.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

5 Derivative most nearly means:
38% Answer Correctly
banal
extenuating
accentuate
gravity

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for accentuate is "To emphasize.", and the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing."