ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 961993 Results

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1 Incongruous most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
inappropriate
pallid
redouble
onset

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 redouble is "to make twice as great.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

2 Rehash most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
review
surplus
impenitent
absolve

Solution
The definition for rehash is "To discuss again." Used in a sentence: "Sandra," said her mother, "I am tired of rehashing this same topic over and over." The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

3 My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
72% Answer Correctly
entertain
pretense
exception
stealth

Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

4 Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher.
76% Answer Correctly
archaic
improbable
belated
stealth

Solution
The definition for implausible is "Unbelievable." Used in a sentence: Claudia's implausible excuse failed to convince her teacher. The definition for stealth is "the act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time."

5 Pathos most nearly means:
73% Answer Correctly
iridescent
facade
compassion
rhapsody

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 iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."