ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 882819 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
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1 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
servile
archetypal
implausible
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 archetypal is "characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

2 Buffoonery most nearly means:
62% Answer Correctly
heinous
jocularity
mandate
polarize

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The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

3 Ethical most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
servile
entangle
honorable
epitaph

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The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for servile is "fearfully submissive.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."

4 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
accommodate
ominous
opportune
appalling

Solution
The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

5 Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress.
70% Answer Correctly
heinous
epitaph
inappropriate
lurid

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for lurid is "causing horror, shocking.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person."