ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 86200 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
Score 0% 68%

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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
negate
drab
clarity
compassion

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 drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

2 Mediate most nearly means:
64% Answer Correctly
prominence
garish
arbitrate
deferment

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for garish is "Offensively bright.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

3 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
prune
sugar pill
intricate
trove

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 prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for intricate is "Having complex and interrelated parts."

4 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
raspy
objectionable
raucous
trove

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."

5 The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating.
81% Answer Correctly
repeated
manifest
extol
flaw

Solution
The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for flaw is "an imperfection.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."