ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 977600 Results

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1 Lenient most nearly means:
78% Answer Correctly
implausible
repel
camaraderie
merciful

Solution
The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for implausible is "unbelievable.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship."

2 Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
38% Answer Correctly
compulsion
banal
deferment
serenity

Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for deferment is "the act of delaying.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

3 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
combustion
pale
moderate
unscrupulous

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for unscrupulous is "lacking principles.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for combustion is "Act of burning."

4 Obnoxious most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
aesthete
defiant
disdain
objectionable

Solution
The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

5 The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall.
61% Answer Correctly
buffer
catastrophic
salvage
sensualism

Solution
The definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life." Used in a sentence: The hedonism of the emperoro, who spent all his time giving parties, caused his downfall. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."