ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 942311 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
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1 Elusive most nearly means:
66% Answer Correctly
insinuate
evasive
pantomime
insolence

Solution
The definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp." Used in a sentence: The words to the song are elusive, as the singer tends to mumble. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for pantomime is "Telling a story through gestures."

2 The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos.
73% Answer Correctly
solace
mandate
incumbent
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 mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for solace is "Source of consolation.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."

3 Extenuating most nearly means:
54% Answer Correctly
mitigating
unscrupulous
distortion
pretense

Solution
The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape."

4 Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign.
66% Answer Correctly
epistolary
ominous
genial
lurid

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 epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

5 Epitaph most nearly means:
63% Answer Correctly
inscription
implement
heinous
frugal

Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for frugal is "thrifty, cheap.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish."