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Vocab
ASVAB Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABASHED | embarrassment, ill at ease, disconnected, upset, humiliated, shaken up |
| ABYSS | something very deep, empty space, gorge bottomless gulf, chasm, trench |
| ADVISABLE | worthy of being recommended, appropriate, desirable, sensible, prudent |
| AFFLUENT | wealthy, upscale, loaded, rich, upper class, upscale |
| AFFRONT | an insult, offense |
| ALCOVE | small room adjacent to or opening out of a larger room, nook, cubbyhole |
| ALLEGED | asserted, often doubtful, suspect, supposed, questionable |
| ALLURE | entice, charisma, temptation, temptation, charm |
| AMPLIFY | to make larger or stronger, increase the size, augment, elaborate |
| ANTIPATHY | strong dislike, disgust, loathing, hostility, antagonism |
| ANTIQUITY | old object, ruin, relic, ancient |
| APPLICABLE | appropriate, pertinent, useful, fitting, relevant |
| ARROGANT | having exaggerated self-opinion, egotistic, bossy, conceited |
| ASSERTION | stating something, positive or confident in a persistent way, declare, affirm |
| ASSESS | evaluate, determine, appraise, estimate, judge |
| ASSUAGE | soothe, relieve, pacify, calm, ease, appease, satisfy |
| ATOLL | coral island, isle, reef |
| ATTENTIVE | concentrating considerate, interested, alert, mindful |
| AUTHENTIC | real, original, implies reliability and trustworthiness, genuine, reliable, accurate |
| BELLIGERENT | argumentative, hostile, warlike, mean, fierce |
| BENEFACTOR | donor, sponsor, contributed, philanthropist, humanitarian |
| BETROTHED | the intend engaged, committed, spoken for |
| BRAZEN | obvious,Clear, brash, bold,Clear, cocky, showing no shame, bold, impudent, defiant, insolent , |
| CACOPHONY | dissonance, harshness sound, noise, disharmony |
| CANVASS | to poll, discuss issues, examine, scrutinize, analyze, solicit, survey |
| CHARGE | supervisory responsibility, custody, management, oversight, management, |
| CHIVALRY | valor, gallantry, courage, courtesy, valiance |
| CLERICAL | member of the clergy, priestly, sacred, holy, churchly |
| COMPARISON | contrasting, analogy, correlation, connection, likeness |
| COMPEL | to force or constrain, as to do something, enforce, coerce |
| CONCEDE | give in, to admit as true or valid, acknowledge, grant |
| CONJURE | call to a place, gather, create out of thin air, call forth, make up, |
| CONTEXT | circumstances, framework, conditions, substance |
| CONTRIVE | invent, design, construct, develop, create, fabricate, carry out |
| DEFER | to be put off until a later time, postpone, procrastinate, impede, block, hinder |
| DETEST | to dislike intensely, hate, abhor, loathe, despise |
| DILEMMA | crisis, an argument necessitating a choice between equally favorable alternatives |
| DISCORD | Disagreement |
| DISCRETION | caution, judgment, care, prudence, thoughtfulness, wariness, watchfulness |
| DISLODGE | knock loose, disturb, extricate, displace |
| DIVERSE | different, dissimilar, varied, diversified, different, various, unalike, distinct |
| DOMINEERING | oppress, dominate, threaten, assume authority, intimidate, threaten |
| DREGS | sediment, deposits, residue, waste, dirt, slag |
| DRONE | a male bee or ant, unmanned aerial vehicle, person who is lazy, loafer, parasite |
| ECCENTRICITY | strange, oddity, |
| ECSTASY | state of being overpowered by emotion esp. joy, great enjoyment, bliss, paradise |
| EDDY | current, moving with circular motion, whirlpool, swirl, tide |
| ENGENDER | cause to happen, create, develop, generate, instigate, incite |
| ENIGMA | mystery, inexplicable, perplexity, puzzle, question |
| ENLIGHTEN | explain thoroughly, reveal, make aware, acquaint |
| EVENTUAL | future, final, possible, succeeding, ensuing, inevitable |
| EXHORT | urge, warn, counsel, persuade, advise, insist, plead |
| EXTOL | praise of, acclaim, glorify, brag about, glorify, commend, exalt |
| FALLACY | illusion, misconception, mistake, deception, heresy, untruth |
| FATIGUE | tiredness, burnout, weakness, exhaustion |
| FIASCO | complete failure, a debacle, disaster, blunder, breakdown |
| FOMENT | instigate, provoke, promote, stimulate, agitate, encourage |
| FORGE | construct, form or make, compose, produce, engineer, manufacture |
| FRAUGHT | full of, attended, filled, replete, stuffed, replete, heavy |
| GIRTH | measurement around waist, circumference, distance around, compass |
| GUILE | slyness, cleverness, craftiness, treachery, cunning, trickery, wiliness |
| HAPLESS | unfortunate, cursed, miserable, unhappy, woeful, jinxed, unhappy |
| HARBOR | hide, protect, conceal, provide refuge, shelter |
| HERESY | unorthodox, opinion, disbelief, blasphemy, defection, error, fallacy, paganism |
| ILLEGIBLE | unreadable, hard to make out, hieroglyphic, obscure, unclear, scrawled |
| ILLUSTRATIVE | explanatory, clarifying, description, symbolic, typical |
| IMPARTIAL | favoring no one side, undecided, neutral, unbiased, open-minded |
| IMPEDE | to bar to hinder the progress of, obstruct or delay, hinder, disrupt, restrain |
| IMPERIAL | regal, official, majestic, domineering, kingly |
| IMPERIL | endanger, risk, menace, peril, expose |
| IMPERTINENT | bold or impudent in speech or behavior, saucy, arrogant, brazen, impudent, impolite |
| IMPROBABLE | not likely to happen or to true, doubtful, implausible, questionable, inconceivable |
| IMPUGN | criticize, challenge, contradict, verbally, oppose |
| INCENDIARY | causing trouble or damage, inflammatory, dangerous, treacherous, provocative |
| INCITE | encourage, provoke, prompt, induce, agitate |
| INCUBATE | hatch, nurture, produce, brood, breed |
| INDIGNANT | angry, annoyed, exasperated, furious, mad, irate, furious |
| INFLEXIBLE | unbending, stiff, rigid, firm in mind, stubborn, unyielding, adamant, steadfast |
| INGRATIATE | get on a good side of someone, attract, flatter, grovel, seek favor, brownnoser |
| INQUISITIVE | curious, desiring knowledge or understanding, inquiring, nosy, prying, scrutinizing |
| INTRANSIGENT | uncompromising, inflexible, obstinate, adamant, stubborn, tenacious |
| INVARIABLE | not changing, fixed, consistent, inflexible, unalterable |
| IOTA | small bit, scrap, trace, atom jot, hint, particle, speck, mite |
| LACKADAISICAL | careless, indifferent, apathetic, disinterested, inattentive |
| LEERY | suspicious, cautious, careless, distrustful, skeptical, shy, wary |
| LUNGE | pounce, charge, jump, pass, swing, swipe, thrust, cut, jab, spring |
| MALICIOUS | hateful, nasty, spiteful, intentionally harmful, mean, awful, vengeful |
| MEAGER | thin, lean, emaciated, poor quality or small amount, not full or rich, sparse, weak |
| MELANCHOLY | depressed, sad, gloomy, sorrowful, unhappy, miserable, destroyed, dejected |
| MINION | servile, dependent, Woods, lackey, flunky, brownnoser |
| MISCREANT | person responsible for wrongdoing, convict, criminal, offender, diligent, evildoer |
| MYRIAD | innumerable, countless, infinite, endless, multiple, uncounted, variable |
| NEGLIGIBLE | of no significance, petty, scanty, insignificant, trivial, small, minor, unimportant |
| NEMESIS | bane, adversary, curse, opponent |
| NOCTURNAL | happening in the night, active during the night, after dark, late nightly |
| NUANCE | slight difference, shading, distinction, suspicion, distinction, gradation, implication |
| OBLIVIOUS | unaware, ignorant, blundering, careless, distracted, dreamy, forgetful, inattentive |
| ONEROUS | difficult, requiring hard labor, demanding, difficult, exhausting, hard, strenuous |
| OSTRACIZE | Sacarlo del grupo, exile, banish, avoid, shun, expel, exclude |
| PALATABLE | delicious, agreeable, savory, appetizing, attractive, edible, scrumptious |
| PARAPHRASE | interpret, translate, restate, summarize, reword, transcribe, deletable |
| PARRY | avoid, block,ward off, circumvent, repel, |
| PATRONIZE | condescend, look down on, snub, treat as inferior, buy from or trade with |
| PHILANTHROPIST | someone who makes charitable donations, donor, helper, patron, humanitarian |
| PICTURESQUE | attractive, referring to scenery, beautiful, artistic, charm, colorful, photography |
| POLL | voting, number, count, head count, election, computation, sum, numbering |
| POROUS | full of pores or holes, filter, absorbent, having holes, sponge like, permeable |
| PORTLY | bulky, fat, hefty, bee, broad, plump, overweight, husky |
| PREDESTINED | predetermined, inevitable, foreordain, destined |
| PREFACE | introduction, preliminary beginning, prologue |
| PRIMARY | first in time or order of development, elemental, basic, fundamental, beginning |
| PRINCIPLED | ethical, decent, fair, conscientious, honest, noble, honorable, righteous |
| PROMULGATE | make known, disseminate, notify, broadcast, communicate, make public, notify |
| PRONOUNCEMENT | declaration, articulation, report, announcement, notification, proclamation |
| PURSUE | chase, follow, harass, persist, track |
| PURVIEW | range of interest, domain, parameter, bounds, spectrum, area, domain, expanse |
| PUTTER | to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, dawdle, loiter, mess, dabble |
| QUIRK | peculiar behavior, habit |
| REPRIEVE | relief of blame, pardon, absolution, acquittal, clemency, pardon, postponement |
| REPUGNANT | bad, obnoxious, loathsome, disagreeable, nasty, offensive, repulsive |
| RESIDE | to dwell in a long time, live in one's house, abide, consist, inhabit |
| REVIVE | start again, awaken, recover, restore, animate |
| SAGA | story, often long, epic, legend, adventure |
| SCRUTINIZE | to look at very carefully, examine closely, inspect, examine, inquire into, probe |
| SEDENTARY | motionless. lazy, sluggish, inactive, settled, idle, stationary |
| SEMINARY | a theological school for training ministry, institute, society, system, university |
| SEQUEL | something that follows something, follow-up, sequence, next, installment |
| SOLACE | is a form of comfort given to one who is in sorrow or distress, relief, console |
| SPRAWLED | sit or lie spread out, recline stretch, lounge, slouch, lie spread eagle, drape |
| SPRY | moving quickly and lightly, active prompt spirited, vigorous, agile, quick, vigorous |
| SQUANDER | use up, go through, waste, blow, fritter away |
| SQUEAMISH | having a digestive system that is easily upset, queasy, dainty, nauseated, finicky |
| STINT | period of responsibility, participation, term, consignment, assignment, term, |
| SUBMERGE | dunk in liquid, inundate, sink, engulf |
| SUCCOR | assistance, help, sustenance |
| SUPPLE | bendable, flexible, springy stretchy, agile, elastic, limber, resilient |
| TABLOID | regular, periodical, press weekly apery, containing information, gazette, journal |
| TENACIOUS | strong, unyielding, persistent, stubborn, adamant, firm, resolute |
| TENET | belief, principle, teaching, thesis, view, faith creed, doctrine, dogma, |
| THEORETICAL | hypothetical, ideal, philosophical, abstract, academic, unproved |
| THORNY | complicated, involved, problematical, complex, involved, perplexing, troublesome |
| TINCTURE | coloring, shade, dye, pigment, tint, taint |
| TROUNCE | defeat overwhelmingly, conquer, wallop, rout, overcome, beat, bash, crush |
| TYRANT | person who dictates, absolute ruler, oppressor |
| VACCUUM | emptiness, void, gap, free space, exhaustion, gap |
| VIGIL | a purposeful or watchful staying awake, watchful guard, vigilance, observation |
| WAGER | money or something gambled, bet, challenge, stake |
| WAN | faint or weak in a way suggestive of sickness or great weariness, pale, colorless |
| YARN | a tale or story especially that seems exaggerated or hard to believe, narrative |
| ZEALOT | enthusiast, activist, fanatic, diehard |
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