ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 887901 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
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1 Inviolable most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
surplus
untouchable
corrosive
inflammatory

Solution
The definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass." Used in a sentence: Situated on a mountain, with sixteen–foot walls, the castle was inviolable. The definition for inflammatory is "tending to excite anger.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic."

2 Clairvoyance most nearly means:
57% Answer Correctly
heinous
divination
stern
aesthete

Solution
The definition for clairvoyance is "Ability to see things beyond ordinary perception." Used in a sentence: Rosa used her clairvoyance to help Alexander find his lost keys. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for stern is "Harsh, severe.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."

3 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
74% Answer Correctly
recrimination
compassion
embellish
onset

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 embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

4 Comprehensible most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
immoderate
pomp
intelligle
civility

Solution
The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for civility is "Politeness."

5 Moderate most nearly means:
82% Answer Correctly
extenuating
medium
precept
trove

Solution
The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for extenuating is "partially excusing.", the definition for precept is "A general rule of action.", and the definition for trove is "Valuable collection."