ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 870469 Results

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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
pantomime
compassion
incumbent
impenitent

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 impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

2 Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework.
50% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
disconcert
altruistic
pathos

Solution
The definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful." Used in a sentence: Sherman revealed his benevolent side when he offered to help Carter with his homework. The definition for comprehensible is "understandable.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

3 Dubious most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
extant
composed
epitaph
suspect

Solution
The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for extant is "Currently existing.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

4 Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert.
55% Answer Correctly
akin
gravity
apathetic
corroborate

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for gravity is "importance, significance.", the definition for corroborate is "To support with evidence.", and the definition for apathetic is "Showing little or no emotion."

5 Pretense most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
preclude
insinuate
cover
archaic

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The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for insinuate is "to suggest indirectly.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."