ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 829770 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.47
Score 0% 69%

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1 Regale most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
pantomime
placebo
brandish
entertain

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for brandish is "to shake or wave menacingly.", the definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

2 Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone.
58% Answer Correctly
aerate
pathos
prominence
slavish

Solution
The definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive." Used in a sentence: Felicia's servile attitude annoyed her boss, who preferred an assistant with more backbone. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for prominence is "Importance."

3 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
pretense
dubious
corrective
merciful

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for dubious is "Questionable.", and the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
precept
compassion
promote
combative

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 precept is "a general rule of action.", the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", and the definition for combative is "Eager to fight."

5 The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter.
65% Answer Correctly
elusive
shimmering
procrastinate
intricate

Solution
The definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality." Used in a sentence: The movie star's iridescent presence charmed even the hardened reporter. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."