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World Knowledge
ASVAB Study
| Abandon | To leave, or give up the control of, something |
| Abundant | In great quantity; well supplied in something, usually resources |
| Adversary | A person or group that opposes; a foe or enemy |
| Ample | Plentiful; of sufficient amount |
| Apex | The peak, tip, or climax of something |
| Assimilate | To conform to the customs and attitudes of a group or nation |
| Blemish | A defect or flaw |
| Brevity | Shortness of time; briefness |
| Candid | Honest |
| Cease | To stop |
| Colleague | An associate |
| Conclude | To bring to an end |
| Confident | Full assurance; sureness in oneself |
| Credible | Believable, trustworthy |
| Depot | A place where supplies and materials are stored for distribution |
| Dilemma | A difficult problem or situation |
| Disdain | A feeling of scorn and contempt towards something |
| Dissent | To disagree with or differ from the majority, often a political party, government, or church |
| Dupe | To deceive or fool someone; a person who is easily fooled |
| Effective | Adequate to accomplish a purpose; functioning |
| Erect | In an upright position; to build or construct |
| Frugal | Not wasteful; spending very little |
| Impair | To damage or cause to become worse |
| Incite | To encourage or prompt to action |
| Induce | Bring about, produce, or cause; to persuade or influence someone |
| Inform | To give knowledge about a fact or circumstance |
| Jeer | To shout at or taunt someone |
| Jeopardy | Hazard or risk of harm; danger |
| Juvenile | Young; a young person |
| Keen | Sharp; extremely responsive; intense in feeling |
| Origin | The source of something; the first stage of existence of something |
| Plight | An unfavorable condition or situation |
| Potential | Possible; capable of being or becoming |
| Prejudice | An unreasonable and damaging opinion formed of a group |
| Punctual | Prompt; on time |
| Recur | To occur again; to return to the mind |
| Refrain | To abstain from doing or saying something |
| Relish | Liking or enjoying something |
| Resolve | Determination or firmness of purpose; to determine something |
| Rogue | A mischievous or dishonest person |
| Rout | A decisive defeat; a disorderly crowd |
| Shun | To avoid or keep away from |
| Sinister | Bad, evil, or wicked |
| Stigma | A mark of disgrace on one’s reputation; a mental or physical mark that signals defect |
| Strategy | A plan, method, or series of maneuvers used to obtain a specific result |
| Sturdy | strongly built or composed |
| Taunt | To mock in an insulting manner |
| Timid | Lacking in courage or self-assurance |
| Vacate | To give up possession of something or leave a space or position |
| Vigor | Healthy energy or power; active strength |
| Abate | To reduce, lessen, deduct or omit |
| Abhor | To loathe or detest |
| Accolade | An award or honor |
| Adept | Very skilled or expert |
| Admonish | To caution against something; to scold |
| Alleviate | To make something easier to endure |
| Anomaly | A deviation from a commonality; a peculiar condition or situation |
| Ardent | Having or expressing intense feelings; passionate |
| Brusque | Blunt; abrupt in manner |
| Calamity | A great misfortune or disaster; an affliction |
| Candor | Free from bias; the quality of being honest or sincere |
| Clamor | A loud outcry or expression of emotion |
| Consensus | General agreement; majority of opinion |
| Copious | Large in quantity |
| Covert | Concealed or covered |
| Curtail | To cut off short |
| Dearth | A scarcity or inadequate supply |
| Debacle | A complete failure; a sudden downfall |
| Decamp | To depart quickly; to depart from a camp |
| Demise | Death or termination |
| Duplicity | Speaking or acting in two different ways as an act of deceit |
| Encounter | To meet |
| Estrange | To keep at a distance; to turn away in feeling |
| Hamper | To hold back or hinder; to interfere with |
| Hasten | Hurry |
| Hector | A bully; a domineering person |
| Impotent | Lacking in ability or power |
| Imprudent | Not cautious; lacking discretion |
| Indigenous | Native; innate or natural |
| Latent | Present but not yet visible or apparent; existing in potential |
| Nominal | Being something by name only; of or relating to names |
| Partisan | To support a person, group, party, or cause; a member of a light or irregular troop engaged in harassing an enemy |
| Prevail | To be widespread; to become dominant |
| Quell | To suppress or subdue |
| Query | A question; to question or inquire about something |
| Rampant | Raging; growing unchecked; violent in action or intention |
| Reconcile | To cause a person to accept something; to settle a dispute or bring into agreement |
| Recoup | To recover or regain |
| Rectify | To make right or correct |
| Redoubt | A temporary or supplementary fortification |
| Relinquish | To surrender or give up |
| Reprieve | To delay impending punishment or temporarily relieve from evil |
| Respite | A period of delay; to relieve temporarily |
| Rudimentary | Primitive; elementary |
| Sanction | Permission or approval; something that supports an action or condition |
| Tacit | Understood without open expression; silent, unspoken |
| Tangible | Definite or substantial; capable of being touched |
| Tedious | Monotonous, long, or tiresome |
| Tenuous | Thin or slender; lacking sound reasoning |
| Tirade | A long, often bitter, outburst or speech |
| Abrogate | To abolish or put an end to something |
| Amenable | Willing to answer, act, or yield; agreeable; submissive |
| Camaraderie | Good fellowship; mutual trust and friendship |
| Capitulate | To give up resistance; to surrender |
| Chagrin | A feeling of disappointment or humiliation |
| Chastise | To discipline or criticize |
| Clandestine | Characterized by or executed with secrecy or concealment; private |
| Clemency | An act of showing mercy or forgiveness |
| Concoction | Something concocted (contrived or made up, often by combining ingredients) |
| Corroborate | To confirm |
| Cursory | Hasty; going over something rapidly and not noticing details |
| Digress | To deviate or depart from the main topic or argument |
| Discord | Disagreement or difference of opinion |
| Disparate | Distinct or dissimilar |
| Domicile | A place of residence; a home |
| Enmity | Hostility or hatred |
| Eschew | To shun, avoid, or keep away from |
| Extraneous | Irrelevant; coming from something external |
| Fortuitous | Lucky or fortunate |
| Fraudulent | Involving fraud or deception |
| Inexorable | Unyielding; not to be persuaded or moved |
| Infraction | A breach or violation |
| Instigate | To urge or provoke something to an action |
| Insubordinate | Not consenting to authority |
| Intrepid | Dauntless, completely fearless |
| Lethargic | Drowsy or sluggish |
| Litigation | A lawsuit or legal action |
| Malevolent | Wishing harm or evil upon something |
| Malign | To speak damaging lies against a person |
| Negligent | Someone who is neglectful or careless |
| Onerous | Troublesome; causing hardship |
| Opulent | Wealthy; richly supplied |
| Paragon | Someone who is excellent or exceptional |
| Plethora | An excess |
| Prolific | Producing something in large quantities |
| Proviso | A condition or stipulation of something |
| Quagmire | A situation that is very difficult to get out of |
| Quandary | A dilemma or state of uncertainty about what to do |
| Renounce | To choose to give up or put aside something |
| Reprisal | Retaliation against an enemy |
| Rudiment | The beginning or first appearance or form of something |
| Superficial | Shallow, external; only being concerned with what’s on the surface |
| Susceptible | Capable of being affected emotionally; subject to influence |
| Squander | To spend wastefully |
| Truncate | To cut short; to cut off a part |
| Umbrage | Annoyance or offense; a vague feeling of doubt |
| Vacillate | To be indecisive in opinion |
| Vilify | To speak poorly of someone or something |
| Vindictive | Showing revengeful spirit; inclined to revenge |
| Vociferous | Outspoken; crying out noisily and openly |
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