ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 945446 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.93
Score 0% 79%

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1 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
compassion
absolve
induce

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 induce is "to influence or cause.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

2 The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion.
76% Answer Correctly
beat
colossal
implement
plaudits

Solution
The definition for drub is "To defeat decisively." Used in a sentence: The powerful young boxer drubbed the longtime champion. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for implement is "To carry out or accomplish.", and the definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval."

3 Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment.
89% Answer Correctly
repel
archetypal
renovate
curtail

Solution
The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

4 Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush.
82% Answer Correctly
melee
turpitude
igniting
sociable

Solution
The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for sociable is "inclined to seek companionship.", the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

5 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
exasperation
implausible
oxygenate
insinuate

Solution
The definition for aerate is "To supply with air." Used in a sentence: Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil. The definition for exasperation is "the state of being irritated.", the definition for insinuate is "To suggest indirectly.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."