ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 8534 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.82
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1 Pallid most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
apathetic
drub
pale
procrastinate

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 apathetic is "showing little or no emotion.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for procrastinate is "To put off intentionally."

2 Aesthete most nearly means:
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inviolable
negate
condone
connoisseur

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

3 Adversary most nearly means:
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cunning
opponent
inflammatory
redouble

Solution
The definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists." Used in a sentence: Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match. The definition for cunning is "showing clever insight.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

4 After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies.
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rescind
censure
eulogy
extenuating

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for censure is "to find fault with.", the definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

5 They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second.
88% Answer Correctly
pantomime
aerate
overjoyed
sociable

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for aerate is "to supply with air.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship."