ASVAB VOCABULARY

matigate

to ease or make less severe

meager

insufficient or small

futively

sneaky

imperiled

put in danger

dilema

predicament or difficul situation

amiable

friendly

ominous

threatening

Indigenous

native

corroborate

confirm or to back up

eradicate

eliminate or remove

pseudonym

false name

benefactor

supporter or sponser

banal

dull or trite

cowed

frightned or scared

anomosity

hatred

aberratin

An abnormality

abet

to aid

abrasive

rough:coarse

ascond

to depart suddenly secretly

alleviate

to realiave:to make less hard to bear

alood

reserved or distant

ascumen

quickness of intellectual insight

acrid

bitter: pingent

alacrity

cheerful

ambiguous

having trouble meaning

Aptitude

a natural ability to do something

Compel

force

Eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

Falter

to hesitate

Flounder

to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

Fortification

a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack

Impish

mischievous

Indictment

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

Intensify

To increase; to strengthen or deepen

Jubilant

extremely joyful, happy

Listless

lacking energy and enthusiasm

Memento

souvenir

Monopolize

dominate, occupy

Morale

the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time

Mulish

stubborn

Negotiate

To discuss something in an attempt to reach agreement

Neutralize

to counteract

Permeate

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Petrify

1. terrify; 2. turn to stone

Prominent

important; famous

Relish

to enjoy

Reluctant

unwilling

To Screen

to sift out; separate

Skirmish

small fight, brief encounter

To Smolder

burn slowly and without a flame

Sophisticated

wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel

Superlative

the highest; above the rest

Supplement

to add to

Tundra

a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

Undaunted

not discouraged by danger or difficulty

Utility

usefulness

Variable

A factor that can change

Absorption

mental concentration

Acuteness

sharpness

Afflicted

(of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.

Affliction

something that causes pain or suffering

Aloof

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

Asphyxiation

stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym for suffocation

Befuddle

to confuse

Canny

careful

Conceive

To come up with, imagine

Condemnation

an expression of strong disapproval

Confront

to stand up to; to face boldly

Conspire

to plan together secretly

Contemptuous

Feeling hatred; scornful

Cumbersome

clumsy, hard to handle

Dawdle

to waste time

Deceit

dishonesty, deception

Defiance

open resistance; bold disobedience

Deficient

not having enough; lacking

Disengage

uncouple; separate; disconnect

Disrupt

to break up, disturb

Disassociate

break apart

Domestic

native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household; a household servant

Embargo

A ban on trade

Encounter

A brief or an unexpected meeting

Entice

to attract, tempt

Exalt

to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank

Facsimile

a copy or imitation

Feudalism

the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

Fickle

changeable

Gaunt

thin and bony

Gratify

to please or satisfy

Inclination

preference

Infirmity

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

Inhospitable

not welcoming; hostile

Insolent

boldly rude or disrespectful

Leeway

An extra amount of time or space that allows some freedom

Lunacy

insanity

Molten

melted

Morbid

gruesome, gloomy, or dark

Municipal

relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government

Nonchalant

unconcerned; indifferent

Pacify

(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

Parable

(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson