ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 955316 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 Aerate most nearly means:
72% Answer Correctly
augment
authoritarian
incidental
oxygenate

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 augment is "to make greater.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

2 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
derelict
perception
absolve
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 derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding."

3 The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard.
60% Answer Correctly
archetypal
exception
destitute
gargantuan

Solution
The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply.", and the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example."

4 The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters.
64% Answer Correctly
catastrophic
arbitrate
incongruous
facade

Solution
The definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile." Used in a sentence: The diplomatic Henry was able to mediate between the quarreling sisters. The definition for catastrophic is "relating to extreme misfortune.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance."

5 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
furtiveness
ploy
inauspicious
pretentious

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for ploy is "A contrived plan.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."