ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 877354 Results

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1 The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
77% Answer Correctly
repel
archaic
sociability
hedonism

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The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for repel is "To resist, reject."

2 The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
84% Answer Correctly
incongruous
favorable
perception
fraud

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The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for fraud is "trick.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."

3 Lurid most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
gruesome
inflammatory
perception
unscrupulous

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The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

4 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
compassion
accessible
benevolent
incumbent

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The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for benevolent is "Kind, helpful.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

5 Insolence most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
augment
hedonism
impudence
turmoil

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The definition for insolence is "Boldness or rudeness." Used in a sentence: The boy's insolence to the policeman embarrassed his mother. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life.", and the definition for augment is "To make greater."