ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 858051 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
absolve
sugar pill
euphoria
demean

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for euphoria is "feeling of great happiness.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

2 Corrosive most nearly means:
59% Answer Correctly
induce
caustic
embellish
fidelity

Solution
The definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic." Used in a sentence: The cruel Estella's corrosive comments made Pip cry. The definition for fidelity is "state of being faithful.", the definition for embellish is "To decorate.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."

3 The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters.
61% Answer Correctly
flourish
sociable
epistolary
impartial

Solution
The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures.", and the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship."

4 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
manifest
compassion
corrective
celebrated

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 celebrated is "widely known, respected.", the definition for corrective is "Intended to correct.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

5 Disdain most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
scorn
gravity
interminable
sociable

Solution
The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for interminable is "never ending, or seemingly endless.", the definition for gravity is "Importance, significance.", and the definition for sociable is "Inclined to seek companionship."